Analyze the statements below, and select those that correctly apply to the unique characteristics of viruses.A. Viruses have a nucleic acid genome; however, it may be either DNA or RNA and the nucleic acids may be single or double strandedB. Viruses are considered living because they can direct their own multiplication as well as the behavior of living cells.C. Viruses are species-specific and infect cells from all five kingdoms.D. Some viruses are parasitic, but others carry ribosomes in their capsid allowing them to translate their own proteins.E. While viruses are not considered living because they cannot direct their own multiplication, they are more than simply an aggregate of macromolecules since they can direct the behavior of living cells.

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