Virus Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. having a wide bill fringed with comblike plates for feeding on planktonic crustaceans.
  2. 6. the formation of biological viruses during the infection process in the target host cells.
  3. 7. a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases.
  4. 8. destruction of the infected cell and its membrane.
  5. 10. RNA viruses which insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate.
Down
  1. 1. is made up of protein subunits called capsomere.
  2. 2. integration of the bacteriophage nucleic acid into the host bacterium's genome.
  3. 4. a virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it.
  4. 5. involving proteins that are capable of recognizing and binding with specific molecules.
  5. 9. Another term for mirid