BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION OF VITAMINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A virus can be classified by its type of
A
mitochondria
B
chromosomes
C
nucleic acid
D
carbohydrates
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses are classified by phenotypic characteristics, such as morphology, nucleic acid type, mode of replication, host organisms, and the type of disease they cause.

Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses are smaller and simpler in construction than unicellular microorganisms, and they contain only one type of nucleic acid-either DNA or RNA-never both.

Detailed explanation-3: -Based on their host, viruses can be classified into three types, namely, animal viruses, plant viruses, and bacteriophages.

Detailed explanation-4: -Baltimore Classification Group I viruses contain double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) as their genome. Their mRNA is produced by transcription in much the same way as with cellular DNA. Group II viruses have single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) as their genome.

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