Question

Give an account of cauliflower mosaic Virus.

Answer 1

Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) is a member of the genus Caulimovirus, one of the six genera in the Caulimoviridae family, which are pararetroviruses that infect plants. Pararetroviruses replicate through reverse transcription just like retroviruses, but the viral particles contain DNA instead of RNA.

Genus: Caulimovirus

Family: Caulimoviridae