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Which one of the following statements about viruses is correct?
- AViruses possess their own metabolic system.
- BAll viruses contain both RNA and DNA .
- CViruses are obligate parasites.
- DNucleic acid of viruses is known as capsid.
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Correct answer: C
Virus is a nucleoprotein entity which becomes active only inside a living cells utilizing the latter machinery for multiplication. Capsid is the protein covering the genetic material.
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