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Introduction: Viruses are considered as the connecting link between non-living and living organisms. These creatures show the property to reproduce inside the host cell only and other than that they remain inactive outside the host cell. They are small organisms whose genome is covered by a protein coat called “capsid.” The virus has the capacity to infect a broad range of hosts in a small period of time.
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Biology (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 24.1 - Contrast a virus with a cellular organism.Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 24.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 24.1 - What are the structural components of a virus?Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 3LOCh. 24.2 - Prob. 1CCh. 24.3 - Prob. 4LOCh. 24.3 - Prob. 5LOCh. 24.3 - Prob. 1CCh. 24.3 - Prob. 2C
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