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Which of the following is true about viruses?
Which of the following is true about viruses?
- Viruses have a protein coat called capsid (correct)
- Viruses have organelles and ribosomes
- Viruses replicate their genetic material independently
- Viruses contain both DNA and RNA
What is the role of viruses in the replication of genetic material?
What is the role of viruses in the replication of genetic material?
- Viruses take control of the host cells' synthetic machinery (correct)
- Viruses replicate their genetic material independently
- Viruses synthesize their own genetic material
- Viruses provide the enzyme required for replication
What do viruses contain?
What do viruses contain?
- DNA and RNA
- Capsid and ribosomes
- Genetic information but not the enzyme (correct)
- Enzymes and organelles