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The term pathogen most commonly is used to refer to infectious organisms. The inactive form of a virus is called a provirus.

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How are the normal functions of the host affected by the provirus?

Because the provirus makes the host reproduce


To what other organisms is a pathogen related?

A carrier


What does a provirus cause?

a latent infection


Is a provirus a temperate virus?

Yes, a provirus is a type of temperate virus. A provirus is a form of a virus that has integrated its genetic material into the host cell's DNA, remaining dormant until it is activated. Temperate viruses can exist in both the lytic and lysogenic cycles, with the lysogenic cycle involving integration of viral DNA into the host genome to form a provirus.


What happens to the provirus when the host cell reproduces?

When the host cell reproduces, the provirus is replicated along with the host cell's DNA. As the host cell divides, each daughter cell also inherits a copy of the provirus, which integrates into the genome of the new cells.


How are humans related to pathogen?

Pathogens are any organisms that can cause disease in humans; this includes a variety of viruses, bacteria, fungi and proteinaceous infectious material (such as prions). By definition, a human becomes infected with a pathogen through exposure and potentially develops disease related to that infection with a pathogen.


A host chromosome with a viral gene inserted into it is a?

The host cell would have transgenic DNA. A vector is often used to this.


During the lysogenic cycle is a provirus part of a host cell's chromosome?

Yes, during the lysogenic cycle of a viral infection, a provirus integrates into the host cell's chromosome. The provirus DNA becomes part of the host cell's genetic material and is replicated along with the host DNA during cell division.


Does smallpox form a provirus?

No. The are different from other pox viruses in that they replicate in the cytoplasm and not the nucleus.


What is the difference of PROVIRUS and VIRION?

A provirus is the virus' genetic material integrated with the genetic material of the host cell. Some viruses stay in this form inside a cell until a specific stimulus causes the provirus to start to reproduce and lyse, or burst, the cell. For instance, some prophages (a provirus from a bacteriophage) the process doesn't continue until UV radiation hits the bacterium. A virion is the name of the actual virus particle. The virion is comprised of the capsid and the DNA (or RNA) of the virus. The term virion is used in a similar way that bacterium is when referring to a single bacterial cell. Some virions, such as HIV also have a phospholipid bilayer that they gain by 'budding' from the host cell. When a cell is lysed the provirus gives way to viral progeny, the virions.


What makes a pathogen a true pathogen?

The dimention


What is pathogen diseases?

pathogen means microorganism, so pathogen diseases means diseases caused by microorganisms