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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 ...
... 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 ...
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... 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.
... 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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... transmission of viruses in plants . 3. Why does the long incubation period of prions increase their danger as a cause of human disease ? For suggested answers , see Appendix A. Concept 18.3 : Rapid reproduction , mutation , and genetic 72.
... transmission of viruses in plants . 3. Why does the long incubation period of prions increase their danger as a cause of human disease ? For suggested answers , see Appendix A. Concept 18.3 : Rapid reproduction , mutation , and genetic 72.
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