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Viruses combine their genetic material with that of the host cell they have invaded. See the related question below about how viruses reproduce for more information and many related questions.

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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.


Where does a virus replicate its DNA?

A virus replicates its DNA in a cell when it infects the host


Where does translation occur in a DNA virus?

It occurs when the DNA from the virus is injected into the host cell.


How does a virus multiplied?

A virus injects its DNA into the host cell making it produce multiple copies of that DNA and multiple copies of the protein capsule of that virus. After a while, the host cell becomes full of many copies of that virus, then the host cell explodes releasing all the new viruses. If the host cell is a bacterium and the the virus is a bacterophage, this phenomenon is done in two ways either by the lytic cycle in which virus DNA survives and the bacterial cell is destroyed,or the lysogenic cycle in which virus DNA is incorporated in the host cell DNA.


Is T4 bacteriophage a DNA or RNA virus?

T4 bacteriophage is a DNA virus. It infects bacteria by injecting its DNA into the host cell and hijacking the cell's machinery to replicate its genetic material.


Does a lysogenic virus inject their DNA into the host cell?

No, a lysogenic virus integrates its DNA into the host cell's genome instead of injecting it. This integrated viral DNA, called a prophage, replicates along with the host cell's DNA.


What is a particle with dna but no nucleus or cell wall?

A virus is a particle with DNA but no nucleus or cell wall.


What is the quest of a virus?

When you say "quest" did you mean the virus' goal? If this is the case, one needs to understand that a virus is actually not a cell but rather a fragment that carries either DNA or RNA strands. These strands are often protected in a viral envelope or capsule. Once the virus enters a target cell, it releases these DNA or RNA strands into the cell's nucleus. This is taken up by the host cell creating various changes in the host cell's genetic makeup.


What cell comes in a fundamental living matter and come in two forms?

DNA is the fundamental living matter. A virus, considered to be a living matter consists of core of DNA. When this virus invades a Bacterial cell, it forms the Bacteriophase.DNA is the fundamental living matter. A virus, considered to be a living matter consists of core of DNA. When this virus invades a Bacterial cell, it forms the Bacteriophase.


How does a virus replicate and cause disease?

A virus is like a Tupperware container. It is abiotic (never living), and just acts as a container storing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for that specific virus. First, the virus attaches itself to a living cell. Next, it injects its own DNA into the cell. The virus's DNA instructs the cell to put ALL of its resources into copying the DNA and making more of the same virus. Last, the cell ruptures and the new viruses are set free to repeat the process.


What do you call a cell that has been infected with a virus?

It is called a host cell. The virus attaches to the cell and injects its DNA into the cell. The virus's DNA overruns the "instructions" that the cell has and "tells" the cell to make copies of the virus using the DNA. Then the cell makes so many copies of the virus, that it explodes. The new viruses then go on to attach to other cells.


How DNA is destroyed by virus?

Viruses can destroy DNA through multiple mechanisms, including cleaving the DNA with their own enzymes, integrating their own genetic material into the host DNA, or inducing the host cell to undergo programmed cell death. These strategies allow the virus to hijack the host cell's machinery for its own replication and spread.