Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition

Published by W.H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1-42923-414-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-42923-414-6

Chapter 26 - RNA Metabolism - Problems - Page 1099: 4

Answer

The template strand does not code for any proteins, so it would not independently lead to a productive infection. If an RNA Polymerase is added to the particle, it will be able to read the template strand and generate a contemplate strand that can serve as a basis for protein synthesis.

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