When Researchers First Isolated the DNA Genomes from the Virions

question 20

Essay

When researchers first isolated the DNA genomes from the virions of the adeno-assocaited virus, a member of the dependovirus group of parvoviruses, they thought they were double-stranded.Explain why and how they were able to determine the correct genome structure.

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