Besides using the host cell to replicate its genetic material and proteins,an infectious virus must be able to _________.

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To successfully infect a host cell, a virus must attach to and penetrate the host cell, replicate its genetic material and proteins using the host cell's machinery, assemble new capsid proteins, and eventually be released from the host cell to infect other cells. Therefore, all of the answers are correct.

Besides Using the Host Cell to Replicate Its Genetic Material