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Viruses have

Updated On: Mar 20, 2024
  • DNA enclosed in a protein coat
  • prokaryotic nucleus
  • single chromosome
  • both DNA and RNA
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Viruses are nucleoprotein entities which are able to utilize synthetic machinery of a living cell of the host organism for its multiplication which does not in- volve growth and division. They have either RNA or DNA as genetic material and a protein coat.
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