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how are new viruses made? (1 point)
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
viral dna or rna copied in a host cell
viral dna or rna copied in a virus
Viruses are not living organisms and cannot reproduce on their own. They rely on host cells. When a virus infects a host cell, its genetic material (DNA or RNA) is inserted into the host cell. The host cell's machinery is then used to copy the viral DNA or RNA. This process leads to the production of new viral components which assemble to form new viruses. Asexual and sexual reproduction are biological processes of living organisms (like bacteria for asexual and many multicellular organisms for sexual) which viruses do not undergo. Viruses cannot copy their DNA/RNA within themselves as they lack the necessary cellular machinery; they need the host cell's resources for replication.
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C. viral DNA or RNA copied in a host cell