Which statement is true of the genetic material in viruses? It is larger than cellular DNA. It can be DNA or protein. It changes

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Which statement is true of the genetic material in viruses? It is larger than cellular DNA. It can be DNA or protein. It changes

very slowly. It can be DNA or RNA.

Biology

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Novosadov [1.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-13T08:42:42+03:00

Answer:

C. It can be DNA or RNA

Explanation:

Viruses can be described as non cellular, microscopic, infective agent that are composed of genetic material ( DNA or RNA), which is surrounded by a protenaceous coat known as viral capsid.

It means that there can be RNA ( ribonucleic acid) and DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid) based viruses.