What Is the Baltimore Classification Scheme for Viruses Based On

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is the Baltimore classification scheme for viruses based on?

• A)strandedness and type of nucleic acid
• B)type of virion symmetry
• C)type of capsid found in the virion
• D)type of host the virus infects
• E)the presence or absence of an envelope

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