Which statement regarding double-stranded RNA viruses is false?
A) They are the causal agents of many different plant diseases.
B) They are the causal agents of many different animal diseases.
C) As a group, they have a broad host range-infecting both plant and animal species.
D) They contain both positive and negative RNA strands.
E) They are monophyletic.

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Double-stranded RNA viruses are not monophyletic; they do not all share a single common ancestor and are found in multiple virus families.

Which Statement Regarding Double-Stranded RNA Viruses Is False