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What is the size of a retrovirus?
Retroviruses are approximately 80-100 nanometers in size, making them relatively small compared to other types of viruses.
Is H1N1 influenza a retrovirus?
No it is not. Retroviruses are RNA viruses that can change their RNA into DNA for cell infection (example HIV). Influenza viruses are also RNA viruses, but they do not transcribe the RNA into DNA. Some people think the R in RNA stands for retrovirus, but it stands for ribonucleic acid.
What is endogenous retrovirus?
Viruses insert RNA to copy selves. this can take place during pregnancy. Also Insertions are unique to viruses.
What kind of transcription does a retrovirus undergo?
A retrovirus undergoes reverse transcription, a process where its RNA genome is converted into DNA by the enzyme reverse transcriptase. This newly synthesized DNA is then integrated into the host cell's genome, allowing the retrovirus to replicate as the host cell divides. This unique mechanism distinguishes retroviruses from other viruses that typically use their RNA or DNA directly for replication.
Which virus is transcribed from RNA to DNA to RNA during the replication cycle?
The general class of these viruses is retrovirus.
Are retroviruses proteins?
Retrovirus and all other viruses contain protein which are known as capsid.Retrovirus do have capsid, nucleocapsid and enzymes such as RT, integrase and accessory proteins. These proteins are crucial for their infectivity and replication inside the host.
Can a retrovirus infect other cells?
Yes, a retrovirus can infect other cells. Retroviruses, such as HIV, insert their genetic material into the host cell's DNA, allowing them to replicate and produce new virus particles. These newly formed viruses can then go on to infect additional cells, spreading the infection within the host organism. This ability to integrate into the host genome is a key characteristic of retroviruses.
Viruses that contain RNA as their genetic information are called?
A retrovirus contains RNA as its genetic information. When a retrovirus infects a cell, it uses its own enzymes to produce DNA from its RNA. Then the DNA becomes part of the host cell's genome, and it will be transcribed and translated along with the host cell's DNA, thereby turning the cell into a virus factory. It is called a retrovirus because the original order of DNA ---> RNA ---> protein is reversed to RNA ---> DNA ---> RNA ---> protein.
A virus that stores its genetic information as RNA is called?
It is called a Retrovirus HIV is an example of a Retrovirus
How is a retrovirus differesnt from a typical virus?
A retrovirus differs from a typical virus primarily in its method of replication. While most viruses inject their genetic material directly into a host cell, retroviruses use reverse transcription to convert their RNA genome into DNA after entering the host cell. This viral DNA is then integrated into the host's genome, allowing it to replicate along with the host's DNA. This unique replication process is a key characteristic that sets retroviruses apart from other types of viruses.
Is HIV a eukaryote?
No, HIV is not a eukaryote. It is a type of virus called a retrovirus that infects and replicates within human cells. Unlike eukaryotes, viruses like HIV lack cellular structure and cannot carry out metabolic processes on their own.
Viruses only work through or go through Prokaryote cells?
No. AIDS is a retrovirus that affects humans, who are eukaryotes. Rhinoviruses cause the common cold. The list could go on.
