| Term | Definition |
| Similarities of - strand RNA viruses | include (1) their genomes have a polarity of 3'-5', (2) the genomes are not infectious, (3) they carry all viral proteins in the virion (4) plus-strand synthesis occurs immediately after entry and uncoating. (5) they have enveloped/helical nucleocapsids. (6) monocistronic mRNAs are produced to generate individual proteins |
| Rhabdoviruses and Paramyxo Genome organization | NPMGL |
| Rhabdoviruses and Paramyxo genome | unimolecular |
| Rhabdoviruses and Paramyxo Regulation of RNA Synthesis | sequential transcription, transcriptional attenuation |
| Rhabdoviruses and Paramyxo RNA Splicing | no |
| Rhabdoviruses and Paramyxo Switch to genomic RNA Synthesis | modulation of polymerase L, activity via N and P, NPL can read through intergenic regions |
| Rhabdoviruses and Paramyxo location of replication | cytoplasm |
| Orthomyxoviruses (Influenza) Genome organization | none due to segmentation |
| Orthomyxoviruses (Influenza) Regulation of RNA Synthesis | Different polymerase activities are used: Host Cap used from priming (mRNA synthesis), de novo priming (full length + and genomic) |
| Orthomyxoviruses (Influenza) RNA Splicing | yes (8 gene, 10 proteins) |
| Orthomyxoviruses (Influenza) Switch to genomic RNA synthesis | increase concentration of N, activation of polymerases that generate genomic; splicing of M1 and NS1 must be prevented |
| Orthomyxoviruses (Influenza) location of replication | nucleus |