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virus - ANSWER an obligatory intracellular parsite that carries a
nucleic acid genome enclosed by a protein coat
enveloped virus - ANSWER viruses that have additional lipid
membrane surroundign the protein coat
virions - ANSWER also called virus particles. refers to a physical
particle whereas a virus is a more general term
resolution of a microscope - ANSWER ability to distinguish two
objects as seperate identities
bacteriophages - ANSWER viruses that infect bacterial cells
transmembrane protein - ANSWER a protein that spans across
the membrane lipid bilayer, at least once
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viral receptor - ANSWER a cell surface molecule that is bound
by a virus to mediate its entry into host cells
tropism - ANSWER the phenomenon that viruses are capable of
infecting certain cell types but not others
endocytosis - ANSWER cellular uptake of materials from
extracellular space, using membrane bound vesicles
highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) - ANSWER flu
virus that has crossed over from waterfowl to domestic birds
and causes high rate of death in the latter population
nucleic acid - ANSWER a polymer made up of repeating units of
nucleotides, can be either DNA or RNA
semiconservative replication - ANSWER during DNA replication,
each daughter DNA contains one strand of parental DNA and
one strand of new DNA