Hepadnaviruses - Molecular Virology | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: Introduction to Virology

Set 2: Virus Structure and Assembly

Set 3: Virus Classification: The World of Viruses

Set 4: Virus Entry

Set 5: Single-Stranded RNA Bacteriophages

Set 6: Microviruses

Set 7: Bacteriophage

Set 8: Bacteriophage Lambda

Set 9: Viruses of Archaea

Set 10: Cucumber Mosaic Virus

Set 11: Picornaviruses

Set 12: Flaviviruses

Set 13: Togaviruses

Set 14: Coronaviruses

Set 15: Paramyxo-Viruses and Rhabdoviruses

Set 16: Filovirouses

Set 17: Bunyaviruses

Set 18: Influenza Viruses

Set 19: Reoviruses

Set 20: Parvoviruses

Set 21: Polyomaviruses

Set 22: Papillomaviruses

Set 23: Adenoviruses

Set 24: Herpesviruses

Set 25: Baculoviruses

Set 26: Poxviruses

Set 27: Viruses of Algae and Mimivirus

Set 28: Retroviruses

Set 29: Human Immunodeficiency

Set 30: Hepadnaviruses

Set 31: Viroids and Hepatitis Delta Virus

Set 33: Intrinsic Cellular Defenses Against Virus Infection

Set 34: Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Virus Infection

Set 35: Antiviral Vaccines

Set 36: Antiviral Chemotherapy

Set 37: Eukaryotic Virus Vectors

Set 30 Hepadnaviruses

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Set 30 Hepadnaviruses

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The longest open reading frame in the genome of hepatitis B virus genome encodes which of the proteins?

A) The E protein.
B) The X protein.
C) The largest surface antigen.
D) The capsid protein.
E) The reverse transcriptase enzyme.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The copy of the hepatitis B virus genome that is inside of the virion has unusual structures as the 5' and 3' ends.Which of the following describes the genome ends?

A) The 5' end has a cap structure and the 3' end has a poly(A) tail.
B) The 5' end has a triphosphate and the 3' end has a hydroxyl group.
C) The 5' end has a fragment of RNA and the 3' end has a protein attached.
D) The 5' end has a protein attached and the 3' end has a fragment of RNA.
E) There are no ends, the genome is a covalently closed circle.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The hepatitis B genome as it is found inside the virion has an unusual structure.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the virion genome?

A) It has a gap of single-stranded DNA.
B) It has an inverted repeat at each end of the genome.
C) It has a piece of RNA attached to the 3' end of the genome.
D) The plus strand is shorter than the minus strand.
E) It has a protein covalently attached to the 5' end of the genome.

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