Do viruses replicate by binary fission?

Answer 1

No. The construction of a virus takes place inside of a host cell. The virus is 'not involved' in its own reproduction (in a manner of speaking). Viruses do not reproduce as cells do. A virus operates by injecting its genetic material and sometimes accompanying enzymes into a cell. It then essentially hijacks the cell and forces it to create more of the virus, usually killing the cell in the process.

Answer 2

No, viruses reproduce in one of two different ways, they Lytic cycle and lysogenic cycle,

Both cycles start the same way, the virus must get its nucleic acid (DNA or RNA but never both) into the cell. no the difference starts when the nucleic acid reaches the nucleus. In the lytic cycle (the more commonly used one) the virus uses the cell's ribosomes to code the viral nucleic acid and produce more viruses, the viruses then break out of the cell, most always killing it. To give some examples of viruses that do that include the common cold, influenza and most other viruses. The lysogenic cycle differentiates from the lytic cycle because it doesn't kill the cell, instead the viral nucleic acid attaches itself to the host DNA and becomes part of it, this is called a provirus. this enable the host cell to reproduce many times with the viral nucleic acid still attached. However the provirus can enter the lytic cycle anytime. I am only 13 years old so u might want to double check all the info but this gives a basic understanding to viral reproduction

Answer 3

No, Viruses do not reproduce through binary fission..

Answer 4

Binary fission is not a virus. It is how prokaryotic cells reproduce.