Question

Is the tobacco mosaic virus an RNA virus?

Answer 1

Viruses:

1. Viruses are the non-cellular, microscopic infectious agents that are capable of replicating inside a host cell.
2. They cannot be either living organisms or non-living. They are tiny and smaller in size(between 30-50 nm).
3. They generally lack a cell wall but are surrounded by a protective protein coating known as the capsid.
4. It contains either RNA or DNA as the genetic material.
5. Yes, tobacco mosaic virus is a single-stranded RNA.