Which of the following statement is not true about PSTV?A. The full form of PSTV is Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid.B. It is composed of 359 nucleotides.C. It causes disease in potato plant.D. It has ten times more genetic material than the smallest known virus.
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All of the given statements about PSTV which are given are absolutely true except for the option D. which states that It has ten times more genetic material than the smallest known virus.
PSTV was the primary viroid to be known. It is a small, circular RNA molecule which is closely related with the chrysanthemum stunt viroid.
The natural hosts for the virus are potatoes and tomatoes. All the potatoes and the tomatoes are susceptible to attracting PSTV.
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