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Concept 18.1 : A virus has a genome but can reproduce only within a host cell
Scientists were able to detect viruses indirectly long before they were actually
able to see them . The story of how viruses were discovered begins near the end
of ...
Concept 18.1 : A virus has a genome but can reproduce only within a host cell
Scientists were able to detect viruses indirectly long before they were actually
able to see them . The story of how viruses were discovered begins near the end
of ...
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The resulting chain reaction may continue until prions accumulate in aggregates
to dangerous levels , causing cellular malfunction and eventual degeneration of
the brain . Concept Check 18.2 1. Describe two ways a preexisting virus 71.
The resulting chain reaction may continue until prions accumulate in aggregates
to dangerous levels , causing cellular malfunction and eventual degeneration of
the brain . Concept Check 18.2 1. Describe two ways a preexisting virus 71.
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Concept Check 18.2 1. Describe two ways a preexisting virus can become an
emerging virus . 2. Compare horizontal versus vertical transmission of viruses in
plants . 3. Why does the long incubation period of prions increase their danger as
a ...
Concept Check 18.2 1. Describe two ways a preexisting virus can become an
emerging virus . 2. Compare horizontal versus vertical transmission of viruses in
plants . 3. Why does the long incubation period of prions increase their danger as
a ...
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