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Viruses are not cells and are not living. In order to reproduce they must "hijack" the enzymatic machinery of a living host cell. They DO have their own DNA or RNA and it can be single stranded or double stranded.

Cells are able to reproduce themselves without using the machinery of a host. For eukaryote cells, they contain organelles, including a nucleus with DNA. They also have cell membranes. Prokaryotic (bacteria, archaea) cells do not have a nucleus, but they have their own DNA and cell membranes and walls.

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