Question

Variola virus has ________ as genetic material.

• A. Single stranded RNA
• B. Double stranded RNA
• C. Single stranded DNA
• D. Double stranded DNA

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Double stranded DNA

Variola virus has double stranded DNA as genetic material. Plant viruses generally have Single stranded RNA as a genetic material. Animal viruses have Single stranded or Double stranded RNA or Double stranded DNA as genetic material. Bacteriophages have Double stranded DNA as genetic material.