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What are viruses made
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A virus particle is made up of genetic material housed inside a protein shell, or capsid.

viruses are acellular particles (meaning they aren't made up of living cells like plants and animals are), consisting instead of a central core of either DNA or RNA surrounded by a coating of protein.

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