Under what specific conditions is a satellite virus able to replicate?
A) When it has infected a suitable host cell
B) When a helper virus is present with the satellite virus in a suitable host cell
C) When it is within the vicinity of a specific helper virus
D) When its host is immunosuppressed
E) When a helper virus and satellite nucleic acids are all present in a suitable host cell

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A satellite virus requires the presence of a helper virus within the same host cell to replicate, as it lacks the necessary machinery to do so independently.

Under What Specific Conditions Is a Satellite Virus Able to Replicate