Questions and Answers
What is the protective coat of protein surrounding the genetic material in a virus particle called?
Capsid
Which step of the virus life cycle involves the virus attaching to the cell surface?
Attachment
During which step of the virus life cycle does the virus direct the host cell's metabolism to produce the virus's nucleic acid and protein?
Synthesis
What is the term for a virus that uses RNA as its genomic material?
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Which type of viral genome could be single stranded or double stranded DNA?
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