A pathogen made of genetic material (nucleic acid) inside a protein shell. Viruses can only reproduce inside living cells because they lack the metabolic machinery for independent survival.
Patógeno compuesto por un genoma de ácido nucleico encerrado en una cubierta de proteína. Estos patógenos solo pueden replicarse en una célula viva, ya que no poseen la maquinaria metabólica para la vida independiente.
| Front | Pathogen composed of a nucleic acid genome enclosed in a protein coat. These pathogens can replicate only in a living cell, because they do not possess the metabolic machinery for independent life |
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| Back | virus |
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