Botany-Viruses & Viroids
NEET Botany Viruses & Viroids MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-numerical-Easy-Class 11
If a viroid has a genome consisting of 240 nucleotides, how many base pairs will it contain?
A
120 base pairs
B
240 base pairs
C
480 base pairs
D
No base pairs, as viroids do not form double-stranded structures
Correct Answer
Option D
Detailed Explanation
Viroids consist of a short stretch of single-stranded RNA and do not form double-stranded structures, so they do not contain base pairs.
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