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MOLB Chapter 13
Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Virus | contain either RNA or DNA require a host to multiply No ribosomes No ATP generator contain protein coat-capsid has host range |
| Prions | proteins that is misfolded, interacts with other proteins to cause them to misfold, hard to destroy |
| Bacteriophages or phages | A virus that infects bacterial cells |
| Viron | A mature/complete virus that is found outside a host cell |
| Capsid | protein coat on a virus |
| Envelope | made of protein/lipid/carbs |
| plaques | Clearings visible in a lawn of bacteria |
| Lytic cycle | method of viral reproduction that destroys the host cell |
| Lysogenic cycle | method of viral reproduction in which the hosts DNA is conjoined with the viral DNA |
| How to grow viruses in the lab | 1. use of live animals 2. use of embryonated eggs 3. use of cell culture-preffered |