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Are viruses general or highly specific to the cells they can infect?
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Highly specific
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Are viruses general or highly specific to the cell they infect?
Highly specific
Are viruses general or specific to the cells that they infect?
viruses are specific to the cells they infect called host cells
What are most viruses highly specific to the cells they infect?
somehow
Why are most viruses highly specific to cells they infects?
viruses must bind precisely to proteins on the cell surface and than use a hosts genetic system, this is why most viruses are highly specific to the cells they infect
How are viruses highly specific to the cell they infect?
The protein capsid of the virus will only fit in a protein marker of a certain cell with that marker, which creates specificity to the cell they infect. For this reason, a virus that is harmful to a plant may be harmless to humans.
Why are viruses so specific in the cell the infect?
Viruses have specific proteins on them which only binds to certain receptors, which are present in certain cell's plasma membrane.
What are the viruses the infect bacteria called?
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria.
Why cant every virus infect every living cell?
Viruses are target specific
How do you infect others computers with viruses?
YOU don't infect other computers with viruses.
Is there any specific name for a helpful virus?
No. Any and all viruses are parasitic. There may not be any helpful viruses, but there are certainly a large quantity of harmless viruses, which doesn't infect humans, but rather specific animals or plants.
What are the harmful effects of human viruses?
Viruses are parasitic, they can infect plants, animals, and bacteria, and the can cause serious or not too serious diseases.They also infect specific tissue in the human body and cause disturbances in this organ such as flu virus
What does Caulimoviridae infect?
Caulimoviridea are retro viruses that infect plants.
