1. Retroviruses are unusual because:
a. The virion contains DNA and replication occurs via an RNA intermediate
b. The virion contains RNA and replication occurs via a DNA intermediate
c. The virion contains both DNA and RNA
d. None of these are true
2. For which of the following DNA viruses does replication of DNA occur in the cytoplasm?
a. Parvoviruses
b. Papovaviruses
c.Herpesviruses
d. Poxviruses
3. Viroids are unusual because they:
a. Consist of naked DNA
b. Consist of RNA and protein
c. Contain no nucleic acid
d. Contain neither nucleic acid or protein
e. None of these
4. Prions are of significance because they cause diseases known as:
a. Chronic Wasting disease
b. Kuru
c. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
d. Influenza
e. all of the above
f. None of the above
5. Prions are unusual infectious agents because they:
a. Consist of naked RNA
b. Consist of protein and RNA
c. Consist of protein with no detectable nucleic acid
d. None of these
2007-09-02
06:16:57
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2007-09-02
06:17:42 ·
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