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Viruses and Prions

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What genetic materials do viruses contain?   RNA or DNA (NOT BOTH)  
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TAXONOMY   TAXONOMY  
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What do family names end with?   Virdae  
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What do genus names end with?   Virus  
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What are virus species?   A group of viruses sharing the same genetic info and niche(host)  
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What designates a subspecies?   Number  
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TYPES OF VIRAL REPLICATION   TYPES OF VIRAL REPLICATION  
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DNA SINGLE STRANDED VIRUSES   DNA SINGLE STRANDED VIRUSES  
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RNA + strand replication   RNA + STRAND REPLICATION  
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What is the + strand?   The one that is transcriped; the mRNA  
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What is an example of a virus that replicates like the RNA + strand?   Picornavirdea--family, poliovirus species  
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RNA, - strand   RNA - STRAND  
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What is this strand? What can it do?   Template for the protein, then copied by + strand,  
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What is an example of a virus in this replication method?   Rabies virus/ rhabdovirdea  
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RNA DOUBLE STRANDED   RNA DOUBLE STRANDED  
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What can it do that is unique to this sort of type?   It can survive an insult  
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What is an example of this type of virus?   Reovirdae  
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RNA CONTAINING VIRUSES   RNA CONTAINING VIRUSES  
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+ STRAND VIRUSES   + STRAND`  
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Give characteristics and abilities of the + strand replication:   Makes a -- strand, makes more + strand, and translates proteins  
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-- STRAND VIRUSES   -- STRAND  
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Give characteristics and abilities of the -- strand virus:   Makes a + strand, more -- strands, and translates proteins  
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DOUBLE STRANDED VIRUSES   DOUBLE STRANDED VIRUSES  
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An example of this type of virus is?   Reovirus  
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What abilities and charcteristics does it have?   Makes both + and - strand and translates new proteins  
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DNA VIRUSES   DNA VIRUSES  
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What kind of polymerase do they use?   our own DNA polymerase  
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What characteristics and abilities does it have?   Transcribes RNA from viral DNA, Replicates viral DNA, makes protiens for capsid  
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Fig. 13.10; What does the ecplise period represent?   Ecplise: no intact varion = no virus  
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PRIONSQ   PRIONS  
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What are prions?   Have no nucleic acids, just proteins  
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How predominant is it?   We have tons of this stuff in this normal form  
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Give examples and characteristics,   Proteinaceous infectious particle, B. Contains no DNA  
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What ability does it have?   Changes normal protein into a misfolded one  
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What abilities do the altered proteins have?   they can change other protiens and can be transmitted from one species to another  
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