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1 December, 07:05

Viruses contain dna or rna, but lack genes necessary for metabolism and reproduction. why are viruses not considered to be alive?

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  1. 1 December, 07:23
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    Because they lack many of the properties that scientist associate with living organism. Primarily they lack the ability to reproduce without the aid of a host cell, and they don't use the typical cell division approach to replication
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