Sentences with phrase «viral genes code»
«For example, viral genes code for their own proteins that process their DNA,» said Gundlach.
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Its record - setting girth also holds the longest known viral genome, with DNA that stretches for 1.26 million base pairs, and contains an estimated 1,120 protein - coding genes, 14 percent more than Mimivirus's genome.
The color - coded list identifies documented mutations in key viral genes, along with literature citations and a description of how the mutation is believed to change biological function.
The virus also switched off or lowered the expression of genes that code for a group of proteins called interferons, which help the body ultimately defeat the viral intruders.
Studies of the host response to viral infection have historically focused on protein - coding genes, thus our understanding of how the non-protein-coding transcriptome, including both viral - and host - derived noncoding RNAs, impacts host - virus interactions is limited.