Question

Do viruses have heredity?

Answer 1

Virus:

1. Viruses are examples of natural selection, which means that they change over time.
2. When viruses from two different parent strains invade the same host cell and interact during replication, they produce virus progeny with genes from both parents.
3. Viruses are an old lineage that emerged from a universal common ancestor independently and in parallel with their biological hosts (UCA).
4. Before cells developed on Earth, viruses evolved from sophisticated protein and nucleic acid molecules.
5. Viruses are continuously changing as a result of genetic selection.