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TMV is a rod-shaped virus. It is made up of protein coat and RNA.

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • If both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
  • If both Assertion and Reason are false.
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

The protein coat of TMV consists of $2130$ identical protein subunits called capsomeres.
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Viruses and Subviral Particles

  • Viruses are not the only submicroscopic bodies capable of causing disorders within cells.
  • Sub-viral particles are infectious agents that bear a resemblance to viruses in structure and composition. But they are notably smaller and simpler than viruses but lack either nucleic acid or protein and are thus not viruses. (Thus they may be proteins beyond nucleic acids or only nucleic acids beyond protein coat /capsid.)
  • There are 3 sub-viral agents.
    • Prions
    • Viroids
    • Virusoids