QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● What is the Central Dogma of molecular biology? Answer: The
process where DNA is transcribed into mRNA, which is then translated
into proteins.
● How do many RNA viruses differ from the Central Dogma? Answer:
Many RNA viruses do not include a DNA phase in their replication
cycles.
● What is a retrovirus? Answer: A type of RNA virus that has a DNA
phase of replication and can cause diseases like AIDS.
● What is the extracellular form of a virus called? Answer: A virus
particle or virion.
● What is a host cell? Answer: A cell that supports the replication cycle
of a virus.
● What occurs during a viral infection? Answer: The viral genome is
introduced into a host cell and replicated.