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When a virus infects a cell,

A. the proteins and nucleic acids enter the cell.
B. the nucleic acids enter the cell, but not the proteins.
C. the proteins enter the cell, but not the nucleic acids.
D. neither the proteins nor the nucleic acids enter the cell.

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The correct answer is B

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The answer is B. Reason is the protein stays out in the outer layer aka nuclear envelop of the cell as a adapt and manipulation to the cell. Then the nucleic acid enters to replicate.
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