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Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Biology

Uncovering Convergent Evolution: Exploring Analogous Structures and Their Significance in Biology

analogous structure structure that has the same function but different construction and was not inherited from a common ancestor Analogous structure is a term used in biology...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Basics of Viruses: Their Infectious Nature and Broad Host Range

What do viruses infect? animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, other viruses — virtually everything Viruses are infectious agents that can only replicate inside living cells of a host...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Uncovering the Potential Benefits of Viruses: From Fighting Cancer to Creating New Treatments

what are some of the ways viruses are beneficial? killing microbes, supporting food chainsgene therapy researchcell biology discoveries While viruses are often thought of as harmful and...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Uncovering the Genetic and Replication Mechanisms of Viruses

all viruses have an ____ or ____ genomeall viruses encode ______no viruses encode _____ proteins or ____sno viruses encode the necessary enzymes for ______ RNA or DNA...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Virus Classification: From Species to Family and Genera

how are viruses grouped? is it by what they infect? grouped by shared features — usually nucleic acid genomeNO Yes, viruses are typically grouped based on what...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Virus Classification: RNA vs DNA, Genome Structure, Morphology, and Host Range

what 4 characteristics are used to classify viruses? 1. nucleic acid genome2. symmetry of the capsid3. presence/absense of lipid envelope4. dimensions of virion and capsid Viruses are...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

Why Viruses Depend on Host Cells to Make mRNA for Protein Synthesis

all viruses must make…a. mRNAb. tRNAc. miRNAD. other mRNA All viruses must make mRNA. mRNA (messenger RNA) carries genetic information from DNA to ribosomes, where it is...

Mohamed Abbas
June 21, 2023
Virology

(+) Strand RNA Translation: Direct Translation Mechanism Explained

(+) strand RNA can be _______ (directly/indirectly) translated directly (+) strand RNA can be directly translated. The (+) strand RNA is a mRNA (messenger RNA) which is...