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Chapter21: Viruses
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Problem 28CTQ: Although plant viruses cannot infect humans, what are some of the ways in which they affect humans?
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33.What is the major challenge shared by viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes regarding the physical structure of their genomes.
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A genome refers to the collection of all the genes in a particular organism. Genomes are essentially sequences of nucleotides (either DNA or RNA) that code for genes.
All living organisms have either DNA or RNA as their genetic material.
Eukaryotes and most prokaryotes have DNA as the major genetic material, while viruses can have either DNA or RNA as their genetic material.
The replication process and production of genes from the genetic material are more or less similar in all the organisms.
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