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Viruses need a living host for reproduction. They, themselves, are not alive, so they must have a living host to provide the material to use for building duplicates, as well as for the energy to use in the production.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoViruses require a living host cell so that they can 'take over' the cell and cause it to make new copies of the virus.
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What does the term viral replication refer to?
Viral Replication is a process that a virus reproduces itself in the body. The study of viral replication helps scientists understand diseases and allows them to work on ways to cure them.
An energy releasing process that does not require oxygen is replication?
Yes
Which virus is transcribed from RNA to DNA to RNA during the replication cycle?
The general class of these viruses is retrovirus.
What life processes can a virus do in a living cell?
Replication of self using materials and energy of the invaded living cell ("reproduction"), along with viral mutations.
Both viruses and cells are able to replicate their genetic material What is the main difference in their replication processes?
Viruses require host cells, whereas cells provide their own replication mechanisms.
Describe the metabolism of a virus NOT inside a cell?
Virus lack metabolic pathways or any other life activity. This is the reason virus is known as particles and not as life form. they require their host for the replication and dependent of host machinery.
Does replication require oxygen?
no
Does interferon prevent viral replication?
It prevents the replication of viral infections, this then stops the virus from spreading further into our system.
What is a virus replication that includes the lysogenic cycle?
temperate viruses
How is retrovirus different from DNA virus?
Retro virus has reverse transcription in its replication cycle. In other words, rna is template for synthesis of dna. With dna virus, there is no reverse transcription in the replication cycle. Dna is the template for dna synthesis.
Can a computer virus copy itself from a computer to a usb drive?
Some of them can. It depends on the virus and the replication method.
A virus reproduces by?
Virus reproduces inside a living host by replication during lytic and lysogenic cycle .
What cycle does viral replication does the virus destroy the host cell?
lytic
Which process require prior DNA replication?
mitosis
Why retro virus is RNA virus?
Because retro virus has only RNA as genetic material. Its replication is in reversal order known as Reverse Transcriptase.
What does the term viral replication refer to?
Viral Replication is a process that a virus reproduces itself in the body. The study of viral replication helps scientists understand diseases and allows them to work on ways to cure them.
An energy releasing process that does not require oxygen is replication?
Yes
