Multiple Choice
Emerging viruses that infect human cells can originate from which of the following sources?
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1. Introduction to Microbiology
Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
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Which viral component do the terms 'helical' and 'icosahedral' specifically refer to?
A
The capsid structure
B
The envelope glycoproteins
C
The viral genome
D
The replication enzymes
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Understand that the terms 'helical' and 'icosahedral' describe shapes or structural forms.
Recall that viruses have several components: the viral genome, capsid, envelope glycoproteins, and replication enzymes.
Identify that 'helical' and 'icosahedral' are commonly used to describe the shape of the protein shell that encloses the viral genome.
Recognize that this protein shell is called the capsid, which protects the viral genetic material and determines the virus's shape.
Conclude that 'helical' and 'icosahedral' specifically refer to the capsid structure of the virus.
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