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Are viruses bigger than cells?


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Virus:

  1. Viruses are infectious microbes that infect any living host organisms.
  2. Viruses contain only nucleic acids in the form of DNA or RNA but lack other cellular organelles.
  3. They are microscopic and are 20-200 nm in size.
  4. The largest virus is smaller compared to the smallest bacteria.
  5. The size of a cell ranges from 1 to 10 millimeters.
  6. Viruses are much smaller than the cells

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