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The most common Nucleic Acids are DNA and RNA. In living cells they are both "covered" and "linked" with proteins. The combination of DNA/RNA and Proteins is called chromatin.

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A virus is an example of a piece of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) that is covered with protein. The protein coat of a virus, called a capsid, helps protect the nucleic acid and allows the virus to infect host cells.

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