19-2 viruses vocab
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retrovirus
A virus that contains RNA as its genetic information.
capsid
Outer protein coat of a virus
virus
Particle made up of nucleic acid, protein, and in some cases lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells
lysogenic infection
Process by which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA
lytic infection
Process in which a virus enters a cell, makes a copy of itself, and causes the cell to burst
bacteriophage
Virus that infects bacteria
prophage
the viral DNA that is embedded in the host cell's DNA
