Question 1, Answer the three bullet point questions.
List and briefly describe or define 3 mechanisms or processes that cause genetic diversity in the RNA viruses. For each mechanism or process, indicate if it causes antigenic drift or shift. While these processes seem pretty easy to understand, they are not easy to explain. A good answer is one that you could read to another Biology major (not in this class) and that student would be able to understand the process. No word count for this problem, but I expect complete sentences with proper punctuation and grammar.(6pts)
Read the following review Links (https://jvi.asm.org/content/81/1/20) to an external site.on Coronavirus mRNA synthesis and summarize it here. Your summary should also include the mechanism/process of synthesizing sub-genomic mRNAs in Corona viruses, the role of the N protein, and an explanation of why Coronavirus RNA synthesis is so complex. Feel free to use drawings but not use the authors’ figures. Undergrads: no less than 300 words. (10points)
Consider mRNA production for influenza and polio viruses. List and briefly explain 2 things that are similar and 2 things that are different in the mechanisms of RNA synthesis. There is no word count for this answer, but I expect complete sentences with proper punctuation and grammar with meaningful explanations.(4points)
