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Bio Standard B.4(C)
compare the structures of viruses to cells, describe viral reproduction...
Term | Definition |
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Virus | nonliving strand of genetic material that cannot replicate on its own, has a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and can invade cells and alter cellular function. |
Viral reproduction | |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | |
Influenza | |
Immune cells | |
Lytic | viral replication process in which genetic material of the virus enters the host cell's cytoplasm, the cell replicates the viral DNA or RNA |
Lysogenic | viral replication process in which viral DNA inserts into the host cell's chromosome may remain dormant and later activate and instruct the host cell to produce more viruses. |
Host cell | |
Reproductive cycle | |
Infect | |
Cell | basic unit of structure and organization of all living organisms. |