Question:

Which of the following hepatitis-causing virus contains DNA as nucleic acid?

Updated On: Jul 12, 2024
  • (A) HAV
  • (B) HBV
  • (C) HDV
  • (D) HEV
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Explanation:
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a member of the Hepadnaviridae family. It is a partially double-stranded DNA virus with a size of 3.2 kb. It has an incomplete positive strand, but the complete negative-strand has four overlapping genes, as mentioned subsequently.Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a major worldwide infectious and cancer-promoting agent contains a DNA genome of 3226 base pairs that replicates by a reverse transcriptase via an RNA intermediate.Hence, the correct option is (B).
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