ASAP HURRRY PLZZZ characteristics would distinguish the patient's cell from the virus and could be used to support the argument that the sample on the left is a virus and the sample on the right is from the patient? on Glycoproteins in the cell membrane would be unique to a virus. The presence of nucleic acid would indicate the sample is from the patient. A sample undergoing mitosis would be evidence that it is not a virus. The cell relies on the presence of ribosomes. ( READ THE PICTURE)