Viruses contain
A. RNA
B. DNA
C. Both RNA and DNA
D. Either RNA or DNA, never both
Answer: Option D
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Viruses contain Either RNA or DNA, never both.The essential components of infectious viral particles are nucleic acid (the genome) and protein.
The genetic material (typically single-stranded RNA, but single-stranded DNA in some cases) is bound into the protein helix by interactions between the negatively charged nucleic acid and positive charges on the protein.

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