I'm a Virus!

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Across
  1. 5. Unlike cells, where genes are always DNA, some viruses have _________genes
  2. 8. Viruses will use this enzyme in a cell ______________ in order to replicate its genes
  3. 10. HIV's attack on the human _________ system can result in immunodeficiency.
  4. 11. In this viral life cycle, viruses inject their genes into a cell and quickly destroy it
  5. 12. _______________ are used to prevent viral infections such as influenza.
  6. 14. If cells were ships, then viruses would be like HIV has a life cycle where its RNA is made into DNA, making it a _______________________.
  7. 15. The ________________ T cell is the target of HIV
  8. 16. Viruses lack the network of chemical reactions in an organism known as _______________________.
Down
  1. 1. In this viral life cycle, viruses genes integrate into the host's chromosomes
  2. 2. The capsid of a virus is made up of this biomolecule.
  3. 3. Some viruses will have a layer of lipids called an ______________.
  4. 4. In the lysogenic cycle, every time a cell reproduces it will __________________ the integrated virus’s genetic material
  5. 6. A non-cellular infectious particle, smaller than a bacterial cell.
  6. 7. This structure on some viruses helps them attach to a host cell.
  7. 9. Viruses will use this structure in a cell ________________ in order to get the cell to synthesize viral proteins
  8. 13. The outer coat is also known as a _______________________.