List any two living characteristics of virus.

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The two characteristics are as follows:
1. Viruses are neither living nor non-living. They have genetic material DNA or RNA and reproduce only within the living cells and increase their number.
2. They are resistant to antibiotics and mutate their genetic material i.e., show mutations.

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List any two living characteristics of virus.

The two characteristics are as follows:1. Viruses are neither living nor non-living. They have genetic material DNA or RNA and reproduce only within the living cells and increase their number.2. They are resistant to antibiotics and mutate their genetic material i.e., show mutations.

The two characteristics are as follows:
1. Viruses are neither living nor non-living. They have genetic material DNA or RNA and reproduce only within the living cells and increase their number.
2. They are resistant to antibiotics and mutate their genetic material i.e., show mutations.