You have isolated the genome from a novel virus and would like to determine its composition.You have three tubes,each containing one of these substances: 1. a protein that degrades dsDNA (DNase,tube 1)
2) a protein that degrades ssRNA (RNase,tube 2)
3) a protein that degrades other proteins (protease,tube 3)
You add some of your novel genome to tubes 1,2,and 3.The genome is not degraded in tube 1,2,or 3.Based on your knowledge of genome types that have been found in viruses,what could the genome's composition be?
A)dsRNA
B)dsDNA that is resistant to DNase
C)ssDNA
D)It could be any of the above.

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The genome is not degraded in any of the tubes, which means that it is not dsDNA, ssRNA, or protein. Therefore, the genome's composition could be any of the above.

You Have Isolated the Genome from a Novel Virus and Would