Coronaviruses have a positive-sense single stranded RNA genome. a.) What is the genome replication strategy of this category of viruses? b.) How do you think this feature affects the stability of the viral genome? (hint use figure below)

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Coronaviruses have a positive-sense single stranded RNA genome.

a.) What is the genome replication strategy of this category of viruses?

b.) How do you think this feature affects the stability of the viral genome? (hint use figure below)

 

Mutation rates in different types of viruses. Estimates obtained for viruses belonging to the major indicated groups are shown as a function of genome size. This reveals an effect of genetic material (RNA/DNA) and genome size on viral mutation rates.

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A (+)RNA
v (-)RNA
O dsRNA
O retrovirus
O SSDNA
O dsDNA
104
105
10-6 -
10-7
108
103
104
105
106
Genome size (bases)
Per-base mutation rate
Transcribed Image Text:103 A (+)RNA v (-)RNA O dsRNA O retrovirus O SSDNA O dsDNA 104 105 10-6 - 10-7 108 103 104 105 106 Genome size (bases) Per-base mutation rate
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