Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding the herpes virus is FALSE?

  1. The herpes virus has an 18 hour replication cycle.

  2. Expression of the genome is strictly regulated in herpes virus.

  3. The virus enters the cells through cellular membrane fusion.

  4. The genome is a 120–230 kbp double-stranded, circular DNA.

  5. Viral DNA is synthesised by the help of a large number of viral enzymes.
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Explanation

  The genome of a herpes virus is a 120–230 kbp double-stranded, linear DNA with repeated sequences located at each flank and certain other regions.

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