Which of the following occurs during the acquisition and assembly of viral envel

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Which of the following occurs during the acquisition and assembly of viral envelopes?

enveloped viruses surround themselves with plasma membrane synthesized by the virus during the release stage of viral replication
viral spikes become the lipids that enable enveloped virions to be taken up by host cells
the viral envelope is modified during replication by the addition of viral glycoproteins, collectively called “spikes”
the envelope inner membrane connects to the outer membrane by extracellular matrix proteins
all of the above answers are correct

Explanation / Answer

Answer: All the choices are correct.

Reason: The viral acquisition takes place by the virtue of entrapment of the newly synthesized viral elements with the plasma membrane of the cell, which later become the spikes of the virus. Subsequent modification of the viral capsid in the form of proteinaceous structure gives rise to a new virion in the cell which are thereby released.

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