What’s the reason scientists still refer to viruses as non- living ?

Viruses are not considered "alive" because they lack many of the properties that scientists associate with living organisms. Primarily, they lack the ability to reproduce without the aid of a host cell, and don't use the typical cell- division approach to replication.

c. Deoxyribonucleic acid

Explanation:

DNA contains all the genetic information of an organism

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