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Capsid
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Protein coat surroundinga virus
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Bacteriophage
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Kind of virus that infects bacteria
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Lytic Infection
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Type of infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst.
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Lysogenic Infection
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Type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell's DNA.
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Prophage
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Bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host's RNA.
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Retrovirus
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RNA virus that contains ENA as its genetice information.
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Virus
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Particle made of proteins, nucleic aacids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infectinf living cells.
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Prokaryote
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Unicellular organism, lacks a nucleus
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Bacillus
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Rod-shaped prokaryote
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Coccus
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Spherical Prokaryote
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Spirillum
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Spiral or corkscrew-shaped prokaryote
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Binary Fission
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Type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells.
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Endospore
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Structure produced by prokaryotes in unfavorable conditions, a thick internal wall that encloses the DNA and a portion of the cytoplasm.
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Conjugation
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Process in which paramecia and some prokaryotes exchange genetic information.
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Pathogen
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Disease-causing agent
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