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Inability of a Species to Adapt to Environmental Changes Results

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Inability of a species to adapt to environmental changes results in _______ of the species.


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Protein Capsid

The protein shell of a virus, which encloses its genetic material.

Viral Genome

The complete genetic material of a virus, which can be composed of either DNA or RNA, and determines the structure and function of the virus.

Host Chromosomes

The chromosomes found within an organism that serves as a host to a virus, parasite, or another type of symbiont.

Retroviruses

A group of RNA viruses that insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate, like HIV.

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