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  • Process of forming progeny virus from input virus; involves expression and replication of viral genomic nucleic acid and the assembly of progeny virus particles.
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  • The process of intracellular viral multiplication, consisting of the synthesis of PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; and sometimes LIPIDS, and their assembly into a new infectious particle.
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