Mark E. Brodsky (markb at hook.eecs.nwu.edu) wrote:
: Recently, I was browsing a Virology WWW page, when I came across a
: referance to "Diploid" viruses. It seemed to imply that these were not
: diploid in the usual sense of the word, but the server did not
: elaborate any more on the subject. Could someone please explain what
: is meant by a diploid virus? Thank you.
: --
: "I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure
: you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."
: Mark E. Brodsky E-mail: mark-brodsky at nwu.edu: Northwestern University or markb at casbah.acns.nwu.edu
Retrovirus virions contain two RNA copies of the genome, and are
therefore diploid.
Doug Gray
