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A virus is a tiny bundle of genetic material - either DNA or RNA - carried in a shell called a viral coat, or capsid, which is made up of protein. Some viruses have an additional layer around this coat called an envelope. When a virus particle enters a cell and begins to reproduce itself, this is called a viral infection. The virus is usually very, very small compared to the size of a living cell. The information carried in the virus's DNA allows it to take over the operation of the cell, converting it to a factory to make more copies of itself. For example, the polio virus can make over one million copies of itself inside a single, infected human intestinal cell.
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Is cytomegalovirus a DNA or RNA type virus?
Dna virus
What happens when genes are altered by a deadly virus?
they change their DNA and turn into a virus and can now be dangerous they change their DNA and turn into a virus and can now be dangerous they change their DNA and turn into a virus and can now be dangerous they change their DNA and turn into a virus and can now be dangerous
How DNA is destroyed by virus?
It is not destroyed. It is "hijacked" by a virus so that the host DNA will begin to make virus parts.
What pathogen that is made of nucleic acid either rna or DNA surrounded by protein?
Virus
What is a typical virus made of?
A typical virus is made up of a core of genetic material, either RNA or DNA. It is engulfed by a protective coat referred to as a capsid which is made up of protein.
What is a DNA virus?
A DNA virus has only DNA as its genetic material.
How do you make a virus on the alxemy game?
DNA+DNA=virus
Is cytomegalovirus a DNA or RNA type virus?
Dna virus
How do you make virus on the game alxemy?
DNA+DNA=virus
What does a cell and virus have in common?
What a cell and a virus have in common is the RNA or DNA. The virus can be either a RNA virus or a DNA virus.
Is a HIV virus an exemple of DNA containing virus?
HIV is an RNA-virus. It does not contain DNA.
What is covering of virus?
virus consist of two layers: 1. its inner layer is made up of DNA. 2. whereas its outer layer or covering is made up of PROTEIN.......and such virus is known as BACTERIOPHAGE VIRUS
What is bigger a molecule or a virus?
Of course a virus is bigger. Viruses contain DNA which is a polymer made up of many molecules.
How do you make virus on alxemy?
WAY too easy.you just add DNA with DNA which equals virus
Where does a virus replicate its DNA?
A virus replicates its DNA in a cell when it infects the host
Is chickenpox virus a DNA or RNA virus?
The virus that causes chickenpox, known as varicella zoster virus or VZV, is closely related to the herpes viruses and is an enveloped, double-stranded DNA virus
What happens when genes are altered by a deadly virus?
they change their DNA and turn into a virus and can now be dangerous they change their DNA and turn into a virus and can now be dangerous they change their DNA and turn into a virus and can now be dangerous they change their DNA and turn into a virus and can now be dangerous
