Which of the Following Describes the Mechanism Used by Togaviruses

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the mechanism used by togaviruses to switch from synthesizing negative-strand genomes to making positive-strange genomes?

• A) Phosophorylation of the polymerase protein.
• B) Dephosphorylation of the polymerase protein.
• C) Glycosylation of the polymerase protein.
• D) Methylation of the polymerase protein.
• E) Proteolytic cleavage of the polymerase protein.

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