If the genome of a negative-strand RNA virus, which has been purified away from all of the virion proteins, was injected into the cytoplasm of an appropriate host cell, what would happen first?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Negative-strand RNA viruses require their own RNA-dependent RNA polymerase for transcription because host cells do not possess an enzyme capable of transcribing negative-strand RNA into positive-strand mRNA. Since the viral genome has been purified away from all of the virion proteins, including the necessary RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, none of the listed processes can occur immediately upon injection into the host cell.

If the Genome of a Negative-Strand RNA Virus, Which Has