Single stranded nucleic acid is found in :

Question

Single stranded nucleic acid is found in : (A) E.coli (B)  φ × 174 (C)  λ  (D)  T4

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The nucleic acid found in a virus can be UNA or RNA.
On the basis of number of strands present the viruses are categorised as-
(i) Single stranded DNA Bacteriophage

ϕ \times 174

, coliphage

S_{13},

(ii) Double stranded DNA-Adenovirus, coliphage

T_{2}, T_{4}, T_{6}, T_{7}

, lambda coliphage
(iii) Single stranded RNA-TMV, influenza,
(iv) Double stranded RNA-Wound tumour virus, Reovirus etc.
The genetic material in E. coli is double stranded circular DNA.

Q. Single stranded nucleic acid is found in :

E.coli

$ϕ \times 174$

$λ$

$T_{4}$

Q. Single stranded nucleic acid is found in :

E.coli

ϕ×174

λ

T4​

$ϕ \times 174$

$λ$

$T_{4}$