Virus Vocabulary

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  1. 4. results in the destruction of the infected cell and its membrane
  2. 5. the formation of biological viruses during the infection process in the target host cells
  3. 7. any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production
  4. 9. coat of capsomere surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
  5. 10. any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers
Down
  1. 1. A molecular site or the docking port on the surface of, or within, a cell, usually involving proteins that are capable of recognizing and binding with specific molecules
  2. 2. any of a group of viruses that infect specific bacteria, usually causing their disintegration or dissolution
  3. 3. characterized by integration of the bacteriophage nucleic acid into the host bacterium's genome or formation of a circular replicon in the bacterial cytoplasm
  4. 6. any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill
  5. 8. the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus