Which of the following statement is false?
565 Which of the following statement is false?
Biology
Biological Classification
NEET
Moderate
2026
Question
Options
A) TMV has a double-stranded RNA molecule
B) Most plant viruses are RNA viruses
C) The bacteriophage has a double-stranded DNA molecule
D) Most animal viruses are DNA viruses
Show Correct Answer
a
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Usually plant viruses contain RNA but some plant viruses contain DNA as genetic material. Most animal viruses contain DNA but there are some exceptions (with RNA as genetic material) also. In tobacco mosaic virus and tomato mosaic virus, genetic material is ss-RNA, while bacteriophage lambda and bacteriophage T4 possess a linear ds-DNA molecule as genetic material.