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Q. "Viruses are in between stage of living and non-living." comment with reasons
Asked by abbu786 | 15 Jul, 2017, 06:00: PM
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Viruses are intermediates between living and non-living things because they exhibit similarities with non-living and living things.
Similarities with Non-living Things
• Lack cellular structure
• Ability to crystallise
• Inert outside the living cell
• Absence of respiration and growth
• Lack cellular structure
• Ability to crystallise
• Inert outside the living cell
• Absence of respiration and growth
Similarities with Living Things
• Show the presence of genetic material
• Viruses can mutate
• Show the ability to multiply when inside a host cell
• Take over the machinery of the host cell to multiply themselves
• Causes diseases in humans
• Secrete certain enzymes such as neuraminidase and transcriptase
• Show the presence of genetic material
• Viruses can mutate
• Show the ability to multiply when inside a host cell
• Take over the machinery of the host cell to multiply themselves
• Causes diseases in humans
• Secrete certain enzymes such as neuraminidase and transcriptase
Answered by Sheetal Kolte | 15 Jul, 2017, 09:26: PM
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