BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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Question
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In a bacteriophage, the nucleic acid does this.
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contains information on replication, size, etc. of the virus
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provides support
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protects the “tail” of the bacteriophage
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does exactly what the capsid does
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Characteristics of bacteriophages The nucleic acid may be either DNA or RNA and may be double-stranded or single-stranded. There are three basic structural forms of phage: an icosahedral (20-sided) head with a tail, an icosahedral head without a tail, and a filamentous form.
Detailed explanation-2: -A bacteriophage is a virus that infects bacteria Phage genomes can consist of either DNA or RNA, and can contain as few as four genes or as many as several hundred
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