The genetic material of papaya mosaic virus is

ssDNA

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dsDNA

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dsRNA

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ssRNA

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Solution

The correct option is D ssRNA
Papaya mosaic virus is a plant pathogenic virus which belongs to the family Alphaflexiviridae which causes mild mosaic symptoms on papaya leaves and stunting of the plant. The virus consists of positive-sense single-stranded RNA surrounded by a capsid. The genome is 6656 nucleotides long.
So, the correct answer is 'ssRNA'.

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