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A virus differs from a bacterium as it (virus) contains


A

A cell wall

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Cytosol

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DNA as genetic material

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DNA or RNA as genetic material, and no ribosomes

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Solution

The correct option is D

DNA or RNA as genetic material, and no ribosomes


A virus differs from a bacterium as it contains either DNA or RNA as genetic material, and has no ribosomes. Since they do not possess ribosomes, they cannot independently form proteins from molecules of messenger RNA (as ribosomes are typically where protein synthesis happens in cells). Because of these limitations, viruses can replicate only within a living host cell.

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