RNA Genetics Volume II: Retroviruses, Viroids, and RNA Recombination

This book describes the basic features of virus replication, and points out how these features lead into the diverse biologies and genetics of the various viruses.

1. Replication of Retrovirus Genomes 2. Reverse Transcription in The Plant Virus, Cauliflower Mosaic Virus 3. Hepatitis B Virus Replication 4. Retrotransposons 5. Structure and Function Relationships in Plant Viroid RNAs 6. Replication of Small Satellite RNAs And Viroids: Possible Participation of Nonenzymic Reactions 7. Genetic Recombination in Positive Strand RNA Viruses 8. The Generation and Amplification of Defective Interfering RNAs 9. Deletion Mutants of Double-Stranded RNA Genetic Elements Found in Plants and Fungi 10. Evolution of RNA Viruses

Esteban Domingo