Virus Plus and Minus Strands Explained

in a single-stranded RNA virus, a plus strand is one having the same polarity as viral mRNA and containing codon sequences that can be translated into viral protein. A minus strand is a noncoding strand that must be copied by an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to produce a translatable mRNA. 2. in a single-stranded DNA virus, a plus strand is one contained in the virus particle or any strand having the same base sequence. A minus strand has a base sequence complementary to the plus strand; mRNA can be transcribed from the minus strand. See Baltimore classification of viruses, hairpin ribozyme. #DNA #RNA #VIRUS #plusStrand #minusStrand #positiveStrand #negativeStrand #genetics #VIRION #virusTypes #ssDNA #ssRNA #dsRNA #dsDNA #genome #Rhinovirus #viralInfection #viruses #viralReproduction #lyticCycle #lysogenicCycle #structureOfAVirus #areVirusesAlive #areAllVirusesBad #nuclearPolyhedrosisVirus #lyticVsLysogenic #virusCycles #viralCycles #howVirusesWork #biology #animation #bacteriophage #virusReplication #howVirusesReproduce #highSchoolBiology