Some Viruses Consist Only of a Protein Coat Surrounding a Nucleic

question 28

Multiple Choice

Some viruses consist only of a protein coat surrounding a nucleic acid core. If you wanted to radioactively label the nucleic acids separately from the protein, you would use radioactive ________.

• A) sulfur
• B) carbon
• C) nitrogen
• D) phosphorus

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