An Experimental Chemical Has Been Shown to Selectively Cleave Phosphodiester

question 33

Multiple Choice

An experimental chemical has been shown to selectively cleave phosphodiester bonds.How would this affect a virus?

• A)Fragment the genome
• B)Digest the capsid
• C)Dissociate the envelope
• D)Alter the host binding site
• E)Hydrolyze the protein coating

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