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Where does a virus reproduce?

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a virus is able to replicate itself bu taking over the metabolic activities of the cell it infects essentially saying stop what you are suppose to do and make copies of me. so the virus actually doesn't replicate itself but rather the cell in which it infects does it for it. this occurs during the lytic phase of the virus. sometimes the virus "hides" by incorporating itself within the dna of the cell it infects(causing certain cancers) until it is releases itself and says make me. this dormant phase is called lysogenic.

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Viruses attach to cells and inject their genetic material into them. The virus genetic material then takes over the cell and programs it to make copies of the virus. Eventually the cell bursts and many new viruses are released.

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a virus is able to replicate itself bu taking over the metabolic activities of the cell it infects essentially saying stop what you are suppose to do and make copies of me. so the virus actually doesn't replicate itself but rather the cell in which it infects does it for it. this occurs during the lytic phase of the virus. sometimes the virus "hides" by incorporating itself within the dna of the cell it infects(causing certain cancers) until it is releases itself and says make me. this dormant phase is called lysogenic.

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viruses replicate in the host cells. they inject their DNA inside the host cell. the host cell makes more DNA and protein capsules and burst out. new viruses are replicated.

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A virus can get into someone's cells and reproduce there.

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that depends on the kind of virus.

biological ones replicate by infecting other healthy cells and forcing those cells to make copies of the virus

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Virus took out the control of the machinery of the host cell to replicate themselves when they infect a cell

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Viruses replicate inside the host cell by essentially hijacking the cell's metabolic processes.

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