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Are viruses living?


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.Viruses:

  1. Infectious agents that replicate inside a host's body are called viruses.
  2. Viruses are not living because they cannot multiply without the living cell.
  3. They do not possess a cellular structure. They consist of nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat.
  4. Examples- Adenovirus, Monkeypox virus, Mega virus, etc.

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