Which of the following statements regarding viral classification is FALSE? Question options:   all known viruses have been classified into genera and families   all viruses are not descended from a common viral ancestor   some viral families have been classified into orders   the presence or absence of an envelope is one criterion upon which viral classification is based   viral classification is based, in part, on the presence or absence of a capsid   all these statements are TRUE

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Problem 1ACQ: Figure 17.5 Which of the following statements about virus structure is true? a. All viruses are...
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Which of the following statements regarding viral classification is FALSE?

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all known viruses have been classified into genera and families

 

all viruses are not descended from a common viral ancestor

 

some viral families have been classified into orders

 

the presence or absence of an envelope is one criterion upon which viral classification is based

 

viral classification is based, in part, on the presence or absence of a capsid

 

all these statements are TRUE

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