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Set 25 Baculoviruses

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Question 1

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How do the hosts of baculoviruses typically become infected with the virus?

A) They are injected with virus by a parasitic wasp
B) They hatch from an infected egg.
C) They breathe in aerosoled virus particles.
D) They feed on virus contaminated plants.
E) They mate with an infected host.

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Question 2

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The homologous repeat sequencs (hrs)found in the genome of baculoviruses are involved in which of the following viral events?

A) Processing of mRNAs
B) Translation of mRNAs
C) Enhancement of transcription.
D) Initiation of DNA replication.
E) Both transcription and replication.

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Question 3

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All of the following describe differences between the budded and occluded virions of baculovirus EXCEPT:

A) Occluded virions can survive in the environment better than budded virions.
B) Occluded virions usually contain more than one viral genome.
C) Occluded virions can infect a wider variety of insect species than budded virions.
D) The tegument of occluded virions contains the GP41 tegument protein.
E) Occluded virions are much less infectious in cultured cells.

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