Give a brief account of viruses with respect to their structure and nature of genetic material Also name four - Biology - Biological Classification

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Give a brief account of viruses with respect to their structure
and nature of genetic material Also name four common viral
diseases

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Virusesare sub-microscopic infectious agents that can infect all
livingorganisms A virus consists of genetic material surrounded by
aprotein coat The genetic material may be present in the form of
DNAor RNA
Mostof the viruses, infecting plants, have single stranded RNA
as geneticmaterial On the other hand, the viruses infecting animals
havesingle or double stranded RNA or double stranded DNA
Bacteriophagesor viruses infecting bacteria mostly have double
stranded DNA Theirprotein coat called capsid is made up of
capsomere subunits Thesecapsomeres are arranged in helical or
polyhedral geometric forms
A I D S,small pox, mumps, and influenza are some common examples
of viraldiseases

Give a brief account of viruses with respect to their structure and nature of genetic material. Also name four common viral diseases.