What are the two ways in which a complete viral particle (protein surrounding nucleic acid) may be assembled, and what types of viruses use each of these two ways?

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Ans: To assemble a complete virus, either the protein shell (capsid) is assembled around the nucleic acid, or the capsid is first assembled and then the nucleic acid is inserted into it. The capsids of filamentous RNA viruses are assembled around the RNA genome, while the capsids of spherical DNA viruses are assembled first and the duplex DNA inserted later.

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a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
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