Question

Generic material of virus is
A. DNA
B. RNA
C. DNA and RNA but not both
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Genetic material made from the virus which is surrounded by a layer called a capsid. Capsid is a protective coat layer that is made up of the protein. Either DNA or RNA virus is a small collection of the genetic code but cannot replicate alone.

Complete answer:
The progeny of the organism develops similar characteristics to that of organisms and resemblance of the new offspring depends upon the parents that transferred the principal components from one generation to another (next generation). The process of genetic material introduced by Griffith in 1952 with the help of studies Hershey and Chase. And the first genetic material information obtained from the experimented with T2 bacteriophage viruses that attack on the bacteria.
The material found in the nucleus, mitochondria and cytoplasm play vital roles in determining the nature and structure of the cells and are capable of variation and self-propagation known as the genetic material. DNA, RNA and proteins initially considered as a genetic material but many experiments suggest that DNA as a genetic material rather than RNA or proteins. Genetic material helps to carry information by genetic code, self-replicate such as DNA replication, and help to exchange information such as mutations.

Therefore the correct option is (C).

Note: Nucleic acids core surrounded around the virus and help to transfer the genetic information between the DNA and RNA. Virus particles make new copy within the host cells process known as the viral replication. The copied host cell infects the other cells and DNA is a genetic material but RNA virus is a virus that has its own RNA.