Ch 26 Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Capsid Shape
A
Helical
Icosahedral
Complex
2
Q
Lytic Cycle
A
Virus takes over the cell right away.
“Attack and Destroy”
3
Q
Lysogenic Cycle
A
Virus hides in the host cell.
“Hide and Wait”
4
Q
Viruses can add DNA to their hosts by:
A
-Inserting their DNA into the host genome
-Accidentally moving host DNA between organisms (transduction)
-Becoming part of the host’s inherited DNA
5
Q
Reverse transcriptase
A
DNA is copied into RNA.
