Multiple choice

In which of the following steps of viral replication, the proteolytic enzymes digest the capsid away from the nucleic acid?

  1. Attachment

  2. Penetration

  3. Uncoating

  4. Transcription and translation

  5. Assembly and Release
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C Correct answer
Explanation

During this stage the cellular proteolytic enzymes digest the capsid away from the nucleic acid. This always occurs in the cytoplasm of the host cell. The period of the replication cycle between the end of the uncoating stage and maturation of new viral particles is termed the eclipse. Thus, during the eclipse stage no complete viral particles can be viewed within the cell.

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