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For viruses to multiply, they usually need support of the cells they infect. Only in their host´s nucleus can they find the machines, proteins, and building blocks with which they can copy their genetic material before infecting other cells.
- How does the virus multiply?
- Can viruses multiply on their own?
- How do viruses proliferate?
- What are 2 ways viruses can reproduce?
- Where do viruses multiply?
- Why can't a virus reproduce on its own?
- Can viruses reproduce without a host?
- Why can't a virus reproduce on its own gizmo?
- Do pandemics last forever?
- How does a virus multiply inside a host cell?
- Why is a virus not considered living?
- Can a virus have both DNA and RNA?
- What must viruses do before they can reproduce?
- How fast can viruses reproduce?
- How do RNA viruses reproduce?
- How do single stranded DNA viruses replicate?
How does the virus multiply?
Viruses cannot replicate on their own, but rather depend on their host cell's protein synthesis pathways to reproduce. This typically occurs by the virus inserting its genetic material in host cells, co-opting the proteins to create viral replicates, until the cell bursts from the high volume of new viral particles.
Can viruses multiply on their own?
Due to their simple structure, viruses cannot move or even reproduce without the help of an unwitting host cell. But when it finds a host, a virus can multiply and spread rapidly.
How do viruses proliferate?
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Viruses are only able to replicate themselves by commandeering the reproductive apparatus of cells and making them reproduce the virus's genetic structure and particles instead.
What are 2 ways viruses can reproduce?
There are two processes used by viruses to replicate: the lytic cycle and lysogenic cycle. Some viruses reproduce using both methods, while others only use the lytic cycle. In the lytic cycle, the virus attaches to the host cell and injects its DNA.
Where do viruses multiply?
Viruses multiply only in living cells. The host cell must provide the energy and synthetic machinery and the low- molecular-weight precursors for the synthesis of viral proteins and nucleic acids.
Why can't a virus reproduce on its own?
A virus is a microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism. Viruses can only replicate themselves by infecting a host cell and therefore cannot reproduce on their own.
Can viruses reproduce without a host?
As viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens they cannot replicate without the machinery and metabolism of a host cell.
Why can't a virus reproduce on its own gizmo?
Introduction: Unlike living organisms, viruses cannot reproduce on their own. Instead, viruses infect host cells, taking over the cell's machinery to produce more viruses.
Do pandemics last forever?
The truth of the matter is that pandemics always end. And to date vaccines have never played a significant role in ending them. (That doesn't mean vaccines aren't playing a critical role this time. Far fewer people will die from Covid-19 because of them.)
How does a virus multiply inside a host cell?
During attachment and penetration, the virus attaches itself to a host cell and injects its genetic material into it. During uncoating, replication, and assembly, the viral DNA or RNA incorporates itself into the host cell's genetic material and induces it to replicate the viral genome.
Why is a virus not considered living?
Most biologists say no. Viruses are not made out of cells, they can't keep themselves in a stable state, they don't grow, and they can't make their own energy. Even though they definitely replicate and adapt to their environment, viruses are more like androids than real living organisms.
Can a virus have both DNA and RNA?
Virus genomes
We often think of DNA as double-stranded and RNA as single-stranded, since that's typically the case in our own cells. However, viruses can have all possible combos of strandedness and nucleic acid type (double-stranded DNA, double-stranded RNA, single-stranded DNA, or single-stranded RNA).
What must viruses do before they can reproduce?
A virus must use cell processes to replicate. The viral replication cycle can produce dramatic biochemical and structural changes in the host cell, which may cause cell damage.
How fast can viruses reproduce?
The reproductive cycle of viruses ranges from 8 hrs (picornaviruses) to more than 72 hrs (some herpesviruses). The virus yields per cell range from more than 100,000 poliovirus particles to several thousand poxvirus particles.
How do RNA viruses reproduce?
RNA viruses replicate their genomes via one of two unique pathways—either by RNA-dependent RNA synthesis, or among the retroviruses, by RNA-dependent DNA synthesis (reverse transcription) followed by DNA replication and transcription.
How do single stranded DNA viruses replicate?
Single-stranded (ss)DNA viruses are extremely widespread, infect diverse hosts from all three domains of life and include important pathogens. Most ssDNA viruses possess small genomes that replicate by the rolling-circle-like mechanism initiated by a distinct virus-encoded endonuclease.
