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Pinwheel inclusion bodies are

A. Comovirus

B. Potyvirus

C. Potexvirus

D. Bromovirus

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Pinwheel inclusion bodies are Potyvirus.
A unique feature shared by all plant viruses of the Potyviridae family is the induction of characteristic pinwheel-shaped inclusion bodies in the cytoplasm of infected cells.
These cylindrical inclusions are composed of the viral-encoded cylindrical inclusion helicase (CI protein).

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