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ISBN: 2818440045677

Author: WILLEY

Publisher: MCG

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Chapter 26.4, Problem 1CC

The rotavirus genome encodes 12 proteins. Suggest one strategies it might use to ensure that all are synthesized.

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PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY

Ch. 26.1 - List some characteristics used in classifying...Ch. 26.1 - Prob. 2CC Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 1MI Ch. 26.2 - Why do you think T4 evolved to initiate DNA...Ch. 26.2 - What function does HMC glycosylation serve?Ch. 26.2 - Explain why the T4 genome is circularly permuted.Ch. 26.2 - Prob. 1.2CC Ch. 26.2 - How is a prophage induced to become active again?Ch. 26.2 - Describe the roles of cII, CIII, repressor (CI),...Ch. 26.2 - How do the temperate phages Mu and P1 differ from...

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