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Infectious particle derives its membrane from ______

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Infectious particles derive their membrane from the host cell's plasma membrane.

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Infectious particles, such as viruses, derive their membrane from the host cell's plasma membrane.

The viral envelope is obtained by budding from the cell's plasma membrane. During this process, a portion of the cell's membrane is incorporated into the viral envelope.

For example, enveloped viruses like influenza virus, HIV, and varicella zoster virus acquire an outer lipid bilayer known as a viral envelope from the host cell's membrane.

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