Consider a virus composed of a protein coat surrounding a small segment of genetic material (either DNA

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Consider a virus composed of a protein coat surrounding a small segment of genetic material (either DNA or RNA).

Viruses cannot reproduce without taking over the genetic

"machinery" of their host cell. Based on this description and biologists' definition of life, should a virus be considered a living organism?

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Biology Science For Life With Physiology

ISBN: 9780134555430

6th Edition

Authors: Colleen Belk, Virginia Maier

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