Chapter 6.3, Problem 1TQ

Summary Introduction

To review :

The viruses with different kinds of genomes that combine and share the genetic content in their progeny.

Introduction:

Viruses are very diverse in nature. Viruses are often classified based on the relatedness of their gene sequences. This criterion of classification becomes problematic when the viruses recombine their genome within the host, which is infected by them. Hence, the viruses are classified based on the virion structure and the host range along with the genome composition.