A clinician observes a virus that acquires its outer lipid bilayer from the host cell's nuclear membrane. This characteristic is diagnostic of which viral group?
Q1. A clinician observes a virus that acquires its outer lipid bilayer from the host cell's nuclear membrane. This characteristic is diagnostic of which viral group?
Answer: Herpes virus
Explanation: Herpes virus is enveloped, acquiring its lipid layer from the host nuclear membrane. Bacteriophages are typically naked, lacking such envelopes.