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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To differentiate: The viral genome from plant or animal genome.

Introduction: A small infectious agent that contains nucleic acid in its core and depends on a living host is called a virus. Virology is the study of viruses and virologists are the biologists who study viruses.

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