Practice question
Question
An infectious particle remains inert outside its host but takes over host-cell machinery after infection. Which statement about its genetic material is correct?
Explanation
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.
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