virus life cycles

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What type of genome does HIV have?

+ssRNA-RT (retrovirus)

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What does reverse transcriptase do?

Converts RNA into DNA

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What enzyme inserts HIV DNA into host DNA?

Integrase

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What type of genome do most bacteriophages have?

dsDNA

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What is a prophage?

Phage DNA inserted into bacterial DNA

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What happens in lysis?

Cell bursts releasing viruses

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What type of genome does influenza have?

-segmented ssRNA

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What does HA do?

Helps attachment

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What does NA do?

Helps virus release

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What type of genome does SARS-CoV-2 have?

+ssRNA

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What receptor does SARS-CoV-2 bind to?

ACE2

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What protein helps SARS-CoV-2 attach?

Spike protein