Question

What are the 5 steps of the retroviral infection cycle?

A) Entry, Integration, Replication, Transcription, Budding
B) Adsorption, Uncoating, Replication, Assembly, Release
C) Entry, Reverse transcription, Integration, Transcription, Assembly
D) Adsorption, Fusion, Reverse transcription, Integration, Maturation

Answer 1

The 5 steps of the retroviral infection cycle are Entry, Reverse transcription, Integration, Transcription, and Assembly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The 5 steps of the retroviral infection cycle are: Entry, Reverse transcription, Integration, Transcription, and Assembly.

First, the retrovirus attaches to the host cell and enters the cell through fusion. Then, the viral RNA is reverse transcribed into DNA using reverse transcriptase. This viral DNA is then integrated into the host cell's genome. Once integrated, the viral DNA is transcribed into mRNA, which is used to produce new virus proteins and genomes. Finally, the new viruses are assembled and released from the host cell.