AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

VIRUSES AND PRIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
DNA viruses typically replicate in the
A
Nucleus
B
Cytoplasm
C
Ribosome
D
Cell Membrane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All DNA viruses replicate within the nucleus except poxviruses, asfarviruses, and phycodnaviruses. Few RNA viruses, including bornaviruses, orthomyxoviruses, and retroviruses, replicate in the nucleus.

Detailed explanation-2: -All DNA viruses except the family Poxviridae carry out their replication in the nucleus, and therefore would not be capable of completing their life cycles in enucleated cells. Indeed, poxviruses are DNA viruses that replicate entirely in host cell cytoplasm.

Detailed explanation-3: -Influenza viruses replicate within the nucleus of the host cell.

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