A virus differ from a bacterium as it containsa)Cytosolb)DNA as geneti...
A virus is a small parasite that cannot reproduce by itself. Once it infects a susceptible cell, however, a virus can direct the cell machinery to produce more viruses. Most viruses have either RNA or DNA as their genetic material. The nucleic acid may be single- or double-stranded. The entire infectious virus particle, called a virion, consists of the nucleic acid and an outer shell of protein. The simplest viruses contain only enough RNA or DNA to encode four proteins. The most complex can encode 100 – 200 proteins.
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A virus differ from a bacterium as it containsa)Cytosolb)DNA as geneti...
The largest virus is smaller than the smallest bacterium. All viruses have is a protein coat and a core of genetic material, either RNA or DNA. Unlike bacteria, viruses can't survive without a host. ... Also unlike bacteria, most viruses do cause disease, and they're quite specific about the cells they attack.
A virus differ from a bacterium as it containsa)Cytosolb)DNA as geneti...
Generally viruses are the biggest exceptions of cell theory.....they require host for replication...e.g. Hiv virus having RNA as genetic material.... having reverse transcriptase and glycoproteins... while bacteria are placed under kingdom Monera all prokaryotes...
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