BIOL 150 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Dna Replication, Non-Cellular Life
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Prokaryotes and viruses: small genomes, reproduce quickly, usually haploid (n number of chromosomes) Classification of viruses: genome of dna or rna, nucleic acid is single or double stranded, simple or complex shape, virion is surrounded by a membrane or not, type of organism it infects, manner of infection, bacteriophage infects bacteria. Lytic and lysogenic cycle: bacteriophage binds to a receptor on the host cell, then injects nucleic acid, then in the lytic cycle, phage reproduces immediately and kills host cell, cell bursts and releases progeny viruses.
