i want to know if thay contain genetic data (dna or rna) and if there living or nonliving organisms
2006-09-05 16:45:25 · 3 answers · asked by nbgarcia89 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Depends on the type of virus. Site below is an example: rabies.
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2006-09-05 16:49:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
viruses are a very interesting thing, they can eem to be nonliving going with out a host for a long time but as soon as they find a host blam back to life,
the debate over wheter a virus is nonliving or living is still going on
look here for more info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus
2006-09-05 16:52:15 · answer #2 · answered by wowdeamon123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will contain either DNA or RNA
They will have a protein capsule to facilitate binding
Some have extra proteins (eg reverse transcriptase) which will facilitate their hijack of a cell.
Most authorities say viruses are non-living as they cannot replicate by themselves.
Have a look at these sites
2006-09-05 16:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋