Why do RNA viruses have mutation rates higher than those of DNA viruses?

A virus that has not yet entered a host cell contains what type of genetic material?

Viruses are classified in part by the type of genetic material they contain. Which of the following is not a classification of viruses?

When mutating a virus for vaccine development, which of the following characteristics would not be an ideal outcome?

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The process by which viruses that have segmented genomes trade segments during replication is known as __________.

Retroviruses are not considered RNA viruses because __________.

The process through which segments of different, but similar strains, of viruses in the same cell are combined together to form a new virus is termed what?

Retroviruses use __________ to make DNA from their own RNA, before inserting the DNA into the host cell’s genome.

What genetic material is seen in retroviruses?

What part(s) of the virus structure assists in invading host cells?