Question

What is the baltimore classification?

Answer 1

Baltimore classification:

It's a categorization system that categorizes viruses into one of seven categories or classes depending on the combination of their nucleic acids (RNA or DNA), strands (double-stranded or single-stranded), replication sense, and mechanism.

The seven classes of viruses in the Baltimore Classification System are as follows:

1. Class I: Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses.
2. Class II: Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses.
3. Class III: Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses.
4. Class IV: Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses.
5. Class V: Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses.
6. Class VI: positive-sense ssRNA reverse transcriptase viruses.
7. Class VII: Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) reverse transcriptase viruses.