What Distinguishes a Satellite Virus from a Satellite Nucleic Acid

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Multiple Choice

What distinguishes a satellite virus from a satellite nucleic acid?

• A) A satellite virus encodes its own capsid protein while a satellite nucleic acid does not.
• B) A satellite virus packages its own replication protein while a satellite nucleic acid does not.
• C) A satellite virus requires a helper virus while a satellite nucleic acid does not.
• D) Genomes of satellite viruses are smaller than those of satellite nucleic acids.
• E) Satellite viruses do not encode any proteins while satellite nucleic acids do.

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