Questions: Viruses acquire envelopes around their nucleocapsids during
Multiple Choice adsorption release replication penetration assembly
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Viruses acquire envelopes around their nucleocapsids during $\qquad$
Multiple Choice
adsorption
release
replication
penetration
assembly
Solution
The answer is the second one (release): Viruses acquire envelopes around their nucleocapsids during release.
Explanation for each option:
Adsorption: This is the process where the virus attaches to the host cell surface. It does not involve the acquisition of an envelope.
Release: This is the stage where new viral particles exit the host cell. Enveloped viruses typically acquire their envelope from the host cell membrane during this process.
Replication: This involves the synthesis of viral components within the host cell. The envelope is not acquired during this stage.
Penetration: This is the process where the virus enters the host cell. The envelope is not acquired during this stage.
Assembly: This is the stage where viral components are put together to form new virions. The envelope is not acquired during this stage but rather during the release.
Summary:
Viruses acquire envelopes around their nucleocapsids during the release stage.