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Who discovered transposons in 1950?
Who discovered transposons in 1950?
- Rosalind Franklin
- Barbara McClintock (correct)
- Marie Curie
- Gregor Mendel
What is the alternative name for the regressive hypothesis?
What is the alternative name for the regressive hypothesis?
- Escape hypothesis
- Virus-first hypothesis
- Coevolution hypothesis
- Vagrancy hypothesis (correct)
Which of the following hypotheses proposes that viruses might have evolved simultaneously with cells on Earth?
Which of the following hypotheses proposes that viruses might have evolved simultaneously with cells on Earth?
- Coevolution hypothesis
- Virus-first hypothesis (correct)
- Escape hypothesis
- Regressive hypothesis
What do viroids interact with in host cells for their replication?
What do viroids interact with in host cells for their replication?
Why did the escape hypothesis fail to explain the complex structures on virus particles?
Why did the escape hypothesis fail to explain the complex structures on virus particles?
Which hypothesis goes against the definition of viruses requiring host cells?
Which hypothesis goes against the definition of viruses requiring host cells?
What characteristic does not make cellular parasites resemble viruses?
What characteristic does not make cellular parasites resemble viruses?
What has led modern virologists to reconsider classical hypotheses?
What has led modern virologists to reconsider classical hypotheses?
What was the speculation that some viruses might have originated from complex molecules made of protein and nucleic acid?
What was the speculation that some viruses might have originated from complex molecules made of protein and nucleic acid?
What is a common feature between satellites virus and viroids?
What is a common feature between satellites virus and viroids?
What hypothesis suggests that viruses may have evolved from complex molecules of protein and nucleic acid at the same time as cells appeared on Earth?
What hypothesis suggests that viruses may have evolved from complex molecules of protein and nucleic acid at the same time as cells appeared on Earth?
Why did the regressive hypothesis fail to explain why even the smallest cellular parasites do not resemble viruses?
Why did the regressive hypothesis fail to explain why even the smallest cellular parasites do not resemble viruses?
What is a significant drawback of the escape hypothesis in explaining virus structures?
What is a significant drawback of the escape hypothesis in explaining virus structures?
Who discovered transposons in 1950?
Who discovered transposons in 1950?
According to modern understanding, what is a distinguishing feature of viruses' origins compared to cellular life?
According to modern understanding, what is a distinguishing feature of viruses' origins compared to cellular life?
Why do viroids not code for proteins but still interact with the host cell?
Why do viroids not code for proteins but still interact with the host cell?
Which hypothesis did not consider the presence of complex capsids and structures on virus particles?
Which hypothesis did not consider the presence of complex capsids and structures on virus particles?
'Satellites virus' may represent evolutionary intermediates between:
'Satellites virus' may represent evolutionary intermediates between:
