Virus Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. another term for mirid
  2. 6. characterized by integration of the bacteriophage nucleic acid into the host bacterium's genome or formation of a circular replicon in the bacterial cytoplasm
  3. 7. any of a group of RNA viruses which insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate, e.g. HIV
  4. 8. a virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it
  5. 9. results in the destruction of the infected cell and its membrane
  6. 10. a small petrel of southern seas, having a wide bill fringed with comblike plates for feeding on planktonic crustaceans
Down
  1. 1. a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases
  2. 2. 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
  3. 4. coat of proteins surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
  4. 5. formation of biological viruses during the infection process in the target host cells