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Viral Replication - Bozemanbiology - Madeline K
study review of viral replication for the AP exam
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Biology
10th Grade
04/19/2012

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Capsid
Definition
protein coat enclosing nucleic acid 
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Lytic Cycle
Definition
results in lysis of the host cell and the release of viruses that were produced in the host cell
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Lysogenic Cycle
Definition
viral DNA replication occurs without destroying the host cell
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Prophage
Definition
phage DNA once injected in bacterial chromosomes which are primarily inactive
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Reverse Transcriptase 
Definition
catalyze reverse transcriptase, synthesis of DNA on an RNA template
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Retroviruses
Definition
viruses with reverse transcriptase
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RNA viruses
Definition
viruses that store their genetic information in RNA
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Target cells
Definition
can be infected by viruses
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Tropism
Definition
cells that have been altered to support the growth of viruses
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Bacteriophage
Definition
bacterial viruses
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Virus
Definition
nucleic acid wrapped in a coat of protein and a membrane envelope
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Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Definition
composed of coiled RNA and protein subunits
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Envelopes
Definition
help viruses enter cells
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Herpesvirus
Definition
any group of DNA viruses
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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
Definition
a retrovirus that targets helper T cells
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Cold Sores
Definition
inflamed blisters in or near the mouth caused by herpes simplex virus that hides in the lysogenic cycle until the prime moment for the lytic cycle
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Sheath
Definition
helps viruses attatch to cells
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CTX Phage
Definition
increases the virulence of bacteria
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Plant Viruses
Definition
plant pathogens consisting of single RNA strands
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Influenza virus
Definition
virus responsible for human and animal flus 
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