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Are DNA genomes found in all organisms and viruses?
yes, but many viruses do not have DNA genome, but RNA genome.
What is an antigenome?
An antigenome is a complementary strand of RNA from which the genome of a virus is constructed.
What can you learn from the human genome project?
you can learn the differnces between DNA and RNA
What is Strand A flu?
An RNA virus whose genome is complementary to RNA and that carries mRNA polymerases necessary for the synthesis of a new virus.
What is the purpose of transcriptase?
Reverse transcriptase is the viral enzyme responsible for making a DNA copy of the RNA genome from a retrovirus. As such, it is technically known as an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase. This is opposite to the usual flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein. This allows a virus with an RNA genome to make copies of itself that can be integrated into the DNA of its host.
RNA viruses are also called?
Viruses with RNA as their genetic material are called retroviruses. They use the enzyme reversetranscriptase to transcribe their RNA genome into DNA, which is then inserted into the host's genome.
Are DNA genomes found in all organisms and viruses?
yes, but many viruses do not have DNA genome, but RNA genome.
What is an antigenome?
An antigenome is a complementary strand of RNA from which the genome of a virus is constructed.
Do Introns represent a genome scrap yard that provides DNA segments for genome evolution and a variety of small RNA molecules?
yes
Is west nile a DNA or RNA virus?
West Nile virus is a virus with a single stranded RNA genome (ssRNA)
What can you learn from the human genome project?
you can learn the differnces between DNA and RNA
What is Strand A flu?
An RNA virus whose genome is complementary to RNA and that carries mRNA polymerases necessary for the synthesis of a new virus.
What is the purpose of transcriptase?
Reverse transcriptase is the viral enzyme responsible for making a DNA copy of the RNA genome from a retrovirus. As such, it is technically known as an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase. This is opposite to the usual flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein. This allows a virus with an RNA genome to make copies of itself that can be integrated into the DNA of its host.
Is influenza single strand or double strand RNA?
It is single stranded RNA. Importantly, it is also a segmented genome that allows it to have large genetic diversity.
Where is a genome found?
It's encoded in either DNA or for many types of viruses, in RNA
Is the HIV virus double-stranded?
No, HIV is a retrovirus - it has a single-stranded RNA genome.
Why is bacteria are different from protozoa?
Bacteria have simple genomes and are prokaryotes Protozoa are eukaryotes with more complex genomes (the ameoba has a 670 billion base pair genome! compared to the human 3.2 billion)
