Multiple choice

The double stranded DNA virus is

  1. Avulavirus

  2. Morbillivirus

  3. Bacteriophage Mu

  4. Henipaviruses
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bacteriophage Mu or phage Mu is a temperate bacteriophage, a type of virus that infects bacteria. It has an icosahedral head, a contractile tail and 6 tail fibres. It uses DNA-based transposition to integrate its genome into the genome of the host cell that it is infecting. It contains double-stranded DNA.

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