Multiple choice

Hereditary material in TMV is

  1. dsDNA

  2. ssDNA

  3. ssRNA

  4. dsRNA
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) has single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) as its hereditary material. TMV was the first virus to be discovered and serves as a model organism in virology. Its genome consists of positive-sense ssRNA, which can directly act as mRNA for protein synthesis in host cells.

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