BIOL 375 Virology -- Fall 2012

Questions due 12:00am before Sept. 7

1. How does the poliovirus replication cycle resemble that of bacteriophage lambda, and how does it differ?

2. The U-South Carolina website asks, "Why do all these mutations not make RNA viruses unstable?" Explain which aspects of the website response to this question are reasonable, and which aspects pose further problems.

Respond in 300-600 words. Submit response to Moodle by midnight.