The ability of a virus or bacteriophage to specifically attach to a host cell occurs through the interactions of the viral attachment protein with the host cell receptor.This binding determines
A) the rate of viral replication.
B) the host range.
C) the mechanism of viral entry.
D) whether or not the virus will contain an envelope.
E) the rate of viral RNA replication.
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