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What is a tiny capsule of genetic information that reprograms the machinery of a living cell?
virus.
A form of genetic material that invades living cells to reproduce?
Virus
Is the genetic material in a virus inside or outside the protein parts?
Inside the protein part... The genetic material is sorrounded by the protein :):)
An agent that reproduces in cells but is not composed of cells and contains RNA as its genetic material is what?
A virus
Every virus is basically some form of genetic material enclosed in what?
A protein coat.
A virus that stores its genetic information as RNA is called a?
retrovirus
What is a virus that stores its genetic material as RNA called?
A virus that stores its genetic material as RNA is called a RETROVIRUS
What is the dormant state of a virus called?
The lysogenic cycle. This is when the virus incorporates its genetic material into the hosts genetic material and becomes what is called a provirus.
Where is the genetic materials of a viral located?
Genetic material of a virus it can be DNA or RNA.
What is retrovirus?
A retrovirus is a type of virus that stores its genetic information in the form of RNA instead of DNA. It replicates by converting its RNA into DNA using an enzyme called reverse transcriptase, which allows the virus to integrate its genetic material into the host cell's DNA. Examples of retroviruses include HIV and HTLV.
Are fungi strands of genetic information surrounded by a protein coat?
No. That is a virus.
What is a tiny capsule of genetic information that reprograms the machinery of a living cell?
virus.
What two biomolecules can carry the genetic information for the virus?
nucleic acids and proteins
How can a virus conduct genetic engineering?
A virus can conduct genetic engineering by using it to insert a gene into a cell. The virus containing the gene is called a vector. By changing the cell, you can introduce to other cells.
If virus will infect other virus?
nope, that really isn't possible as virus are acellular organisms and in order to reproduce themselves, they need a host cell. some of those virus contain genetic information, proteins inside them and no way to duplicate it. so what they do is invade a cell that can reproduce itself, and sneak the virus genetic information into the cell's DNA. once the DNA is replicated, the virus uses its proteins to cut the portions of its material genetic and it's done. the virus is replicated
What is the nucleic acid core in a virus called?
the "core" of a virus is the nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) that makes up the viral genome. this core contains all the genetic information of that virus, and is enclosed within the protein coat known as the capsid.
What are the two parts does every virus have?
Every virus has two main parts: a protein coat called capsid that surrounds and protects the genetic material, and the genetic material itself which can be DNA or RNA. The genetic material contains the instructions needed for the virus to replicate and infect host cells.
