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25-3 modern bio
25-3 vocab
word | definition |
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acyclovir | uses against herpes simplex and chicken pox and azidothymidine |
azidothymidine (AZT) | reverse transcriptase of retroviruses; interfere with the synthesis of viral nucleic acids |
antiviral drug | drugs that interfere with the viral nucleic acid synthesis |
inactivated virus | do not replicate in a host cell |
attenuated virus | have been genetically altered so that they are incapable of causing disease in normal circumstances |
protease inhibitors | interferes with the synthesis of viral capsids during viral replication |