What is lacking in a virus which makes it dependent on a living cell to multiply?Explain.
Solution
Although viruses carry their own genome in the form of DNA or RNA molecules, they lack the necessary ribosomal RNAs and ribosomal proteins required for the process of replication. This is why viruses are dependent on living cells to multiply.
Although viruses carry their own genome in the form of DNA or RNA molecules, they lack the necessary ribosomal RNAs and ribosomal proteins required for the process of replication. This is why viruses are dependent on living cells to multiply.