Common among all viruses during their infection cycles:
Correct answer: B. Translation in cytoplasm
- A. DNA Replication in cytoplasm
- B. Translation in cytoplasm
- C. Transcription in nucleus
- D. Reverse transcription in cytoplasm
Explanation
Viruses attack target cells and use biosynthetic machinery (ribosomes: present in cytoplasm) of host for protein synthesis. DNA replication and transcription of different viruses take place in cytoplasm and nucleus of host cells.
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