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Abhishek Jhunjhunwala

Class 11th
Biology
2 years ago

Organise a discussion in your class on the topic- Are viruses living or non-living?

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Viruses are microscopic organisms which have traits of each residing and non-dwelling. A virus includes a strand of DNA or RNA blanketed via way of means of a protein coat. This presence of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) shows that viruses are alive. In addition, they also can reply to their environment (in the host mobileular) in a restricted manner. However, a few different characters, including their incapability to breed with out the use of the host mobileular equipment and their acellular nature, imply that viruses are non-dwelling. Therefore, classifying viruses has remained a thriller for contemporary-day systematics.

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