Which of the Following Statements Comparing Flaviviruses with Picornaviruses Is

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements comparing flaviviruses with picornaviruses is FALSE?

• A) They both use an IRES to initiation translation of the viral genome.
• B) They both have enveloped virions
• C) They both encode the structural proteins at the 5' end of the genome.
• D) They both produce their proteins from a single open-reading frame.
• E) They both produce viral proteases to cleave the polyprotein.

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