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Viral Structure Flashcards

1
Q

Typical size range of a virus

A

20 - 300 nm

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2
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Protein coat of all viruses

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Capsid

*composed of repeating capsomeres

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Nucleic acid genome + capsid = ?

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Neucleocapsid

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4
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ALL helical viruses are enveloped, TRUE or FALSE?

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TRUE

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5
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Virus that acquires its envelope from nuclear membrane (as opposed to plasma membrane)

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Herpesviridae

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Naked RNA viruses

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Calicivirus, Picornavirus, Reovirus

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Naked DNA viruses

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Parvovirus, Adenovirus, Papillomavirus, Polyomavirus

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Infectious particles composed entirely of proteins which are highly resistant to inactivation

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Prions

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