Which of the following shows coiled RNA strand and capsomeres?

Which of the following shows coiled RNA strand and capsomeres?
  1. Polio virus
  2. Tobacco mosaic virus
  3. Measles virus
  4. Retro virus

Solution

The TMV or tobacco mosaic virus has the ssRNA . The capsids are made up of 2130 identical protein subunits (capsomeres), which assemble around the viral ssRNA to form a helical structure.

Asked in: NEET 2014

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