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Viruses do not contain DNA or RNA . . . they 'steal' those molecules from their host living cell.

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What features are found in both cells and viruses?

Not all cells have organelles; only eukaryotic cells do. Viruses, likewise, are not eukaryotic cells and thus, have no organelles. Viruses are generally very small particles many orders of magnitude smaller than the smallest cell. In short, viruses have no organelles, so your question is nonsensical.


What genetic material is in both viruses and bacteria?

Both viruses and bacteria contain genetic material in the form of DNA or RNA. Viruses can have either DNA or RNA as their genetic material, while bacteria typically have DNA as their genetic material.


Both viruses and cells are able to replicate their genetic material What is the main difference in their replication processes?

The main difference is that viruses rely on a host cell's machinery to replicate their genetic material, while cells have their own machinery to replicate their DNA. Viruses insert their genetic material into a host cell and hijack its replication machinery, whereas cells replicate their DNA through processes like DNA polymerase and cellular organelles.


Do bacteria or viruses or both contain genetic information?

Both bacteria and viruses contain genetic information. Bacteria have DNA that carries their genetic material, allowing them to reproduce and carry out metabolic processes. Viruses, on the other hand, can contain either DNA or RNA as their genetic material, but they rely on host cells to replicate and express their genes. Thus, both microorganisms possess genetic information, but their structures and replication mechanisms differ significantly.


What are the features virus and typical plant cell have in common?

AnswerThey do reproduce but a virus can't reproduce outside of a host cellso the only thing in common really is that the virus needs a cell to reproduceThe only real similarity between viruses and living cells are that they both have some sort of genetic material. Cells have DNA and viruses have either RNA or DNA. But since viruses cannot reproduce on their own (because they are non-living) they need to reproduce by inserting their genetic material into living cells.

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Is genetic material found in both cells and viruses?

Yes, both viruses and cells have DNA.


What features are found in both cells and viruses?

Not all cells have organelles; only eukaryotic cells do. Viruses, likewise, are not eukaryotic cells and thus, have no organelles. Viruses are generally very small particles many orders of magnitude smaller than the smallest cell. In short, viruses have no organelles, so your question is nonsensical.


What genetic material is in both viruses and bacteria?

Both viruses and bacteria contain genetic material in the form of DNA or RNA. Viruses can have either DNA or RNA as their genetic material, while bacteria typically have DNA as their genetic material.


Both viruses and cells are able to replicate their genetic material What is the main difference in their replication processes?

The main difference is that viruses rely on a host cell's machinery to replicate their genetic material, while cells have their own machinery to replicate their DNA. Viruses insert their genetic material into a host cell and hijack its replication machinery, whereas cells replicate their DNA through processes like DNA polymerase and cellular organelles.


What characteristic do viruses share with all living organisms?

Replicate Viruses are simple, and not cells, they attach to a cell infect it with viral RNA than disperse. They dont metbolize, use respiration, and not all living organisms move (plant cells) but they can move depending one what virus it is Viruses evolve, mutate and replicate at an alarming rates. Its to the point where you have to get newer shots more often because the virus changes or replicates so much


Does the plant cell or the animal cell contain genetic material?

Both plant cells and animal cells contain genetic material in the form of DNA. This DNA carries instructions for the cell's functions and characteristics. The DNA is located in the nucleus of the cell in both plant and animal cells.


How are viruses similar to single celled organisms?

They have genetic material surrounded by a protein capsid which can have a membranous layer. Some have reverse transcriptase enzymes. The comparison ends there. Viruses do not metabolize nutrients, do not grow and do not reproduce.


What are the two types of genetic material found in viruses?

The two kinds of genetic material that can be found in viruses is either going to be RNA or DNA either or you want find both in same virus, but what can happen is (Dogma - DNA to RNA they have an RNA to DNA step this usaully occurs in Retoviruses suh H.I.V..


What do a virus and a prokaryotic cell have in common?

Assuming you mean prokaryotic cells... Many viruses replicate use DNA or RNA in their genetic structure. Prokaryotic cells replicate by translating their DNA into RNA and then transferring it back into DNA. Many viruses hook into this system and use the prokaryotic replication to make copies of their own DNA or RNA. Otherwise, many viruses replicate within prokaryotic cells in a parasitic relationship, using the genetic material, energy and parts of the cell to replicate their own genetic material and multiply or just to hide until they are ready to replicate.


Where is the genetic material in plant and animal cells?

It is water because both need it


Male and female reproductive cells combine to form offspring with genetic material from both cells?

Yes.


What is the difference between the location of the genetic material in the bacterium and in the cell from the lining of the intestine?

In plant and animal cells the genetic material is located in the water because they both need water to survive and in bacterial cells the genetic material is located in the cytoplasm.