Question 51

(Multiple Choice)

How does the herpes simplex virus genome reach the interior of an infected cell?


A) The core particle partly uncoats after entering the cytoplasm.
B) The intact viral capsid travels down a scaffold of microtubules to a nuclear pore.
C) The viral particle enters the cell by endocytosis and releases virion contents into the cytoplasm.
D) The capsid remains outside the cell; the nucleic acid is threaded through a receptor in the membrane.
E) DNA is forced into the capsid.

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