AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

VIRUSES AND PRIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Visible, clear, well-defined patches in a monolayer of virus-infected cells in a culture are called ____
A
colony
B
patch
C
plaque
D
pocks
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -temperate. Visible clear well-defined patches in a monolayer of virus-infected cells in a culture are called. plaque. Infectious protein particles are called. prions.

Detailed explanation-2: -cytopathic effects. Visible, clear, well-defined patches in a mono-layer of virus-infected cells in a culture are called : plaques.

Detailed explanation-3: -The assay relies on determining the number of plaque forming units (pfu) created in a monolayer of virus-infected cells. Plaques form when a virus-infected cell Iyses, leading to a subsequent cycle of infection and lysis of neighboring cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Visible, clear, well-defined patches in a monolayer of virus-infected cells in a culture are called. plaques.

Detailed explanation-5: -Clear patches in cell cultures that indicate sites of virus infection are called. Plaques.

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