1st Edition

RNA Genetics Volume II: Retroviruses, Viroids, and RNA Recombination

By Esteban Domingo Copyright 1988
    260 Pages
    by CRC Press

    258 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This book describes the basic features of virus replication, and points out how these features lead into the diverse biologies and genetics of the various viruses.

    1. Replication of Retrovirus Genomes 2. Reverse Transcription in The Plant Virus, Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 3. Hepatitis B Virus Replication 4. Retrotransposons 5. Structure and Function Relationships in Plant Viroid RNAs 6. Replication of Small Satellite RNAs And Viroids: Possible Participation of Nonenzymic Reactions 7. Genetic Recombination in Positive Strand RNA Viruses 8. The Generation and Amplification of Defective Interfering RNAs 9. Deletion Mutants of Double-Stranded RNA Genetic Elements Found in Plants and Fungi 10. Evolution of RNA Viruses

    Biography

    Esteban Domingo