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  • The hepadnaviruses such as hepatitis B virus are quite different from other DNA viruses with respect to genome replication. These replicate their DNA using


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  • A. DNA-dependent DNA polymerase
  • B. reverse transcriptase
  • C. Rnase H
  • D. DNA ligase

  • Correct Answer
  • reverse transcriptase 


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    • 1. Viroids are composed of

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    • A. single-stranded DNA
    • B. double-stranded DNA
    • C. single-stranded RNA
    • D. double-stranded RNA
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is the agent associated with the development of neurodegenerative disease in livestock and humans?

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    • A. Prions
    • B. Viroids
    • C. virions
    • D. Virinos
    • Discuss
    • 3. Intracellular structures formed during many viral infections, called __________ , which can directly disrupt cell structure.

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    • A. prokaryotes
    • B. chromosomal disruptions
    • C. inclusion bodies
    • D. cytocidal bodies
    • Discuss
    • 4. Viral RNA is replicated in the host cell

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    • A. cytoplasmic matrix
    • B. nucleus
    • C. mitochondria
    • D. lysozomes
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which family has received most interest in their development as a biological control agent against insects?

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    • A. Reoviridae
    • B. Baculoviridae
    • C. Iridoviridae
    • D. Poxviridae
    • Discuss
    • 6. Virulent and nonvirulent viruses may not

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    • A. inhibit host cell DNA synthesis
    • B. inhibit host cell RNA synthesis
    • C. stimulate host cell macromolecule synthesis
    • D. degrade host cell DNA
    • Discuss
    • 7. __________is probably the most important characteristic for classification of viruses in eukaryotes.

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    • A. Host preference
    • B. Morphology
    • C. Physical nature of virion constituents
    • D. Chemical nature of virion constituents
    • Discuss
    • 8. In cancer, the reversion of cells to a more primitive or less differentiated state is called

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    • A. neoplasia
    • B. anaplasia
    • C. metastasis
    • D. oncogenic
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following virus is always detectable after infections?

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    • A. Hepatitis B virus
    • B. Herpes simplex virus
    • C. Varicella-zoster virus
    • D. Cytomegalovirus
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following has been linked to Kaposi's sarcoma?

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    • A. Epstein-Barr virus
    • B. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus
    • C. Human papilloma virus
    • D. Human herpes virus 8
    • Discuss


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