Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
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4. In lysogenic conversion, (a) bacterial cells may exhibit new properties (b) the host cell dies (c) prions sometimes convert to viroids (d) reverse transcriptase transcribes DNA into RNA (e) lytic viruses become temperate
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Biology (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 24.1 - Contrast a virus with a cellular organism.Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 24.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 24.1 - What are the structural components of a virus?Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 24.2 - Prob. 1CCh. 24.3 - Prob. 4LOCh. 24.3 - Prob. 5LOCh. 24.3 - Prob. 1CCh. 24.3 - Prob. 2C
Ch. 24.4 - Prob. 6LOCh. 24.4 - Prob. 7LOCh. 24.4 - Prob. 1CCh. 24.4 - Prob. 2CCh. 24.4 - Prob. 3CCh. 24.5 - Trace the evolutionary origin of viruses according...Ch. 24.5 - Prob. 1CCh. 24.5 - Prob. 2CCh. 24.6 - Compare satellites, viroids, prions, and defective...Ch. 24.6 - Prob. 1CCh. 24 - The genome of a virus consists of (a) DNA (b) RNA...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 24 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 24 - Test Your Understanding Know and Comprehend 4. In...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 24 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 24 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 24 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 24 - Arrange the following list into the correct...Ch. 24 - Arrange the following list into the correct...Ch. 24 - VISUALIZE What does this diagram illustrate?...Ch. 24 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 24 - Prob. 13TYUCh. 24 - Prob. 14TYUCh. 24 - Prob. 15TYUCh. 24 - Prob. 16TYU
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