Monopartite

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Monopartite refers to the class of genome that is presented in the genome of the virus. As opposed to multipartite, viruses composed of monopartite genomes have a single molecule of nucleic acid.[1] Most dsDNA viruses are monopartite.

References

  1. ^ McClean, Phil (September 2004). "Viral Genome Organization: A General Overview" (PDF). NDSU. Retrieved 19 May 2021.