You are of course correct. I was trying to explain it in lay terms. However, a live virus in a cell that is RNA based will translate the entire genome several times in order to reproduce. But you point is fair and technically correct.
“You are of course correct. I was trying to explain it in lay terms. However, a live virus in a cell that is RNA based will translate the entire genome several times in order to reproduce. But you point is fair and technically correct.”
Yes. And the RNA will be replicated and be incorporated into the virion and one infected cell can churn out thousands if not more virus. I really don’t know the number of virus an infected cell will make.