Question

1) Influenza is capable of genetic reassortment in which genetic components from two influenza strains reassort between themselves. Which animal strains of influenza prove especially virulent when reassorted with human strains?
A. dogs and cats

B. ducks and swine

C. cows and sheep

D. goats and horses

2) The segmented genome of influenza was initially thought to be packaged at random into new virions. New evidence shows
A. packaging is at random.

B. the segments are replicated in order and are packaged sequentially.

C. the eight segments link together before packaging.

D. capsid proteins preferentially target segments of different lengths during packaging.

Answer 1

1) A. dogs and cats is the answer

2) D. capsid proteins preferentially target segments of different lengths during packaging.