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