NEETBotanyBiological Classification
What are the types of genetic material found in viruses?
Options
- ARNA or DNA
- BRNA only
- CDNA only
- DBoth RNA and DNA
Correct answer
A. RNA or DNA
Step-by-step solution
In addition to proteins, viruses also contain genetic material, that could be either RNA or DNA. No virus contains both RNA and DNA. A virus is a nucleoprotein and the genetic material is infectious. In general, viruses that infect plants have single stranded RNA and viruses that infect animals have either single or double stranded RNA or double stranded DNA.Bacterial viruses or bacteriophages (viruses that infect the bacteria) are usually double stranded DNA viruses. The protein coat called capsid made of small su