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Cauliflower mosaic virus contains :

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ss RNA

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ds RNA

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ds DNA

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ss DNA

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Solution

The correct option is C
ds DNA

Most of the plant viruses are single stranded RNA. Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) is an unusual plant virus which has a small genome of double-stranded DNA.

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