Nucleic Acid present in Corona Virus is :
1) Deoxyribonucleic acid
2) Oxyribonucleic acid
3) Ribonucleic acid
4) Chromatin
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The correct answer is Ribonucleic acid .
Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold (which is also caused by other viruses, predominantly rhinoviruses), while more lethal varieties can cause SARS, MERS, and COVID-19. In cows and pigs they cause diarrhea, while in mice they cause hepatitis and encephalomyelitis.
Coronaviruses do not have DNA as their genome, but RNA; in other words, they can only translate and not transcribe. Thus, they are ‘dead’, unable to renew and grow themselves; they need help. This they achieve by infecting ‘host cells’ which they bind to, and multiply by the millions. With no host cell to help, a virus is simply a dead storage box.