Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The stages in the viral life cycle which could have led to change of RNA into DNA for contribution to cellular nucleic acid.

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Viruses are microscopic infectious parasite that requires a host cell for its reproduction. It affects both human and animals and once it enters the body the target cell redirected to produce more viruses. It has been found that most of the viruses have RNA or DNA as their genetic material which may be single or double stranded.

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