Author Question: Which of the following is the best predictor of how much damage a virus causes? (Read 568 times)

geoffrey

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Which of the following is the best predictor of how much damage a virus causes?
A) ability of the infected cell to undergo normal cell division
B) ability of the infected cell to carry on translation
C) whether the infected cell produces viral protein
D) whether the viral mRNA can be transcribed
E) how much toxin the virus produces



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Hey dude, go with A. I got it right.



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geoffrey

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Thanks sir, correct as always



 

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