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An infectious particle remains inert outside its host but takes over host-cell machinery after infection. Which statemen

The particle is a virus. A virus contains either RNA or DNA as its genetic material, but never both. Outside a suitable host it remains inert, while inside the host it uses cellular machinery to produce new virus particles.

Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 2: Biological Classification Fungi - Deuteromycetes and Economic Importance