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Three protected areas MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF VIRUSES Detailed study of various types of viruses reveals a re- markable variation in size , shape , and composition . Some viruses have a core of deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) ; others ...
Three protected areas MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF VIRUSES Detailed study of various types of viruses reveals a re- markable variation in size , shape , and composition . Some viruses have a core of deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA ) ; others ...
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... viruses has generally been derived from the name of the disease produced by the virus - e.g . , poliovirus , measles virus . Bacterial viruses ( bacteriophages ) , on the other hand , have been designat- ed by laboratory code names ...
... viruses has generally been derived from the name of the disease produced by the virus - e.g . , poliovirus , measles virus . Bacterial viruses ( bacteriophages ) , on the other hand , have been designat- ed by laboratory code names ...
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... viruses , called slow viruses , have such a long incu- bation period that the infection is inapparent for many years ; slow viruses are responsible for neurological dis- eases such as kuru , which occurs in the Fore people in New Guinea ...
... viruses , called slow viruses , have such a long incu- bation period that the infection is inapparent for many years ; slow viruses are responsible for neurological dis- eases such as kuru , which occurs in the Fore people in New Guinea ...
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