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MPPSC (MP PCS) 2017 · Question 78 of 100

A bacteriophage is a

current-affairs

  1. ABacterium with a tail
  2. BNewly formed bacterium
  3. CBacterium infecting virus
  4. DVirus infecting bacteriumCorrect

Answer: D. Virus infecting bacterium

Explanation

A bacteriophage is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. The term is derived from "bacteria". Bacteriophages are composed of proteinsthat encapsulate a DNA orRNA genome, and may have relatively simple or elaborate structures.

Source: MPPSC Prelims 2017 GS Paper-I (evidyarthi English solved compilation; answers per compilation)

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