viral RNA
Infectious genetic material
Viral RNA is the genetic material of viruses that use RNA rather than DNA to encode their genes.
Some viral RNA can directly serve as instructions for making proteins; other types must first be copied into a complementary form.
COVID-19 is caused by a viral RNA pathogen.
RNA viruses often mutate rapidly because RNA replication lacks the error-checking mechanisms of DNA.
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
- endocytosisCell engulfs external material
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- COVIDCoronavirus disease abbreviation
flu season · host cell · immune response · replication · mRNA vaccine · zoonotic · gain of function · super spreader · test positive · spike protein · genetic code · exocytosis · exocytosis · exocytosis
- viral biologyvirions, bacteriophages, retroviruses, bacteriophage
- RNAmRNA, tRNA, pre-mRNA, 16S rRNA
- Viral Componentscapsid, envelope, spike protein, coat protein, membrane protein
- virology methodsinoculation, titer
- virus partscapsid, envelope, spike protein, coat protein, glycoprotein
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene