Ch. 6 Assignment
1. Pick one of the animal virus from the options below. Highlight or circle the one you choose.
a. HIV retrovirus
b. Adenovirus
c. Poliovirus
d. Rhinovirus
e. Herpes simplex virus
2. Is this a DNA or RNA virus? Double-stranded or single-stranded?
Adenovirus is a double-stranded DNA virus.
3. Knowing what you know about the central dogma, how might this virus make more of its viral genome?
The central dogma is the process of genetic information going from DNA to RNA to protein. Adenoviruses have
a unique protein that binds to receptor proteins on the host cell and uses the host enzymes to translate DNA
into proteins so that it can reproduce.
4. Which cell processes (replication, transcription, translation, etc.) will this virus need to undergo to make viral
proteins?
To produce viral proteins, this cell goes through the transcription process.
5. Briefly describe the viral replication process for animal viruses. How does this virus exit a host cell?
Infection by a virus starts with a point of entry and adhesion to the host cell. Then it enters the cell, reproduces, and
extrudes its contents. Through lysis, the adenovirus leaves the cell.