Microbiology: Chapter 16 The Viruses

<p>In cultures of monkey kidney cells during poliovirus vaccine preparation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Hamsters</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Viruses can reproduce both within and outside living cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By inoculating living hosts or cell cultures with a virion preparation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nucleic acid surrounded by a protein capsid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on their nucleic acid’s characteristics, capsid symmetry, and the presence or absence of an envelope.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Virus genomes can be either single-stranded or double-stranded DNA or RNA, with different shapes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They self-assemble through noncovalent bonds to form the virus capsid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Large size relative to cell components and high protein content</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><strong>Viruses</strong> that can only reproduce within living cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><strong>As they contribute significantly</strong> to the discipline of molecular biology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><strong>Genetic engineering</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers