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Viruses are micro-organisms that lack any kind of membrane. They are acellular and consist mainly of genetic material (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat, and they do not possess cellular structures or membranes like living organisms. Viruses rely on host cells for replication and cannot carry out metabolic processes on their own.

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