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what are the properties of a living virus

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

Virus is not a living organism. Although they possess some characteristics of a living organism, they are not classified as "living" because they do not possess all the characteristics. Some characteristics that make them living-like are: can reproduce (but this can only occurs in a host cell) Possesses nucleic acid (dsDNA (double stranded DNA), ssDNA (single stranded DNA), dsRNA (double stranded RNA), and ssRNA (single stranded RNA))

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