Multiple choice

Where does the pox virus (a DNA virus) replicate in the human cell?

  1. Nucleus

  2. Cytoplasm

  3. Mitochondrion

  4. Golgi body
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Poxviruses (DNA viruses) replicate within the cytoplasm. It is exception to the thumb rule that all DNA viruses replicate in the nucleus.

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