Viruses infecting plants usually have ________________ as their genetic material.

ss DNA

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ds DNA

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ss RNA

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ds RNA

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Solution

The correct option is C ss RNA
Viruses infecting plants usually have single stranded RNA.
Viruses infecting animals have either ss or ds RNA or ds DNA.
Bacteriophages have usually ds DNA.

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