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| Virus- miniscule, acellular, infectious agents having DNA or RNA |
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| Characteristics of viruses |
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cannot carry out any metabolic pathway
neither grow nor respond to the environment
cannot reproduce independently
uses the host cell to replicate
No cytoplasmic membrane
no cytosol
no organelles
has extracellular and intracellular state |
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| neucleocapsid - nucleic acid and capsid |
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| virion contains - capsid, nucleic acid, some have phospholipid envelopes, outer layer provides protection and recognition sites for host cells |
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| capsid is removed, nucleic acid is released into host cell |
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| Viral nucleic acids may be |
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