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What characteristics of a virus?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 3/12/2022

Viruses multiply within the host cells and give rise to the same genetic types.

Viruses show extremely specific intracellular parasitism.

They can easily be crystallized and precipitated.

Viruses have no cytoplasm,nucleus,membranes,ribosomes,enzymes etc.

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