Which type of virus is a DNA virus?

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DNA virus:
A DNA virus is a virus which has deoxyribonucleic acid as its genome.
The virus, having DNA as its genetic material. There are two different types of DNA viruses:
Single-stranded (ss) DNA virus: e.g. Picornaviruses, Parvovirus, etc.
Double-stranded (ds) DNA virus: e.g. Adenovirus, Herpes virus, etc.

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