Question
List out some living features of viruses.
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Answer
Viruses have the following features that make them similar to living things:
- They have DNA or RNA.
- Their nucleic acid can undergo mutation.
- They can reproduce only in living host cells.
- They infect different types of host cells.
- The nucleic acids of viruses are identical in composition to those of other organisms.
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