Geminivirus genomes: small but tough

Authors

  • Jesús Navas Castillo Spain

Keywords:

genomes, geminivirus

Abstract

All living organisms possess a genome, constituted by nucleic acid, which encodes the proteins necessary to complete their life cycle and interact with the environment. Without entering into the more or less philosophical disquisition of whether viruses are living organisms or not, what can be affirmed is that life on Earth cannot be imagined without the existence of these “simple” organisms. Viruses possess a genome of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA) that is usually encapsulated in a more or less complex protein cover that sometimes contains lipid components. The size of the viral genome varies enormously between species.

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Published

2014-09-20

How to Cite

Navas Castillo , J. (2014). Geminivirus genomes: small but tough. Encuentros En La Biología, 7(150), 147–150. Retrieved from https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/enbio/article/view/18149