NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Bacteriophage is made up of
Options
- ACarbon and nitrogen
- BDNA
- CNucleoprotein (Nucleic acid + protein)
- DProtein only
Correct answer
C. Nucleoprotein (Nucleic acid + protein)
Step-by-step solution
A bacteriophage is a virus that infects bacteria. In its tadpole-like structure, DNA is found inside the proteinous head. Nucleoproteins are any proteins commonly called conjugated proteins that are structurally associated with nucleic acids, either DNA or RNA.