Number of amino acid in TMV is

A. 254

B. 300

C. 158

D. 400

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The number of amino acids in TMV is 158.
The coat protein (TMVP) of the virus contains 158 amino acid residues and was the first viral protein to be sequenced and to have its three-dimensional structure elucidated by X-ray crystallography.
Capsomeres in TMV have several amino acids. TMV viruses are those viruses that cause mosaic disease in tobacco.