NEET Biology question

The latest view for the origin of viruses is

(A)These have arisen from nucleic acid and protein found in primitive soup
(B)These arose from some bacteria as a result of the loss of cell wall, ribosome, etc
(C)These arose from some bacteria, which had developed a nucleus only
(D)These are modified plasmids, which are infact the fragments of the nucleic acids of the hostCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

According to a leading hypothesis on viral origin, viruses arose as modified plasmids or "escaped genes" — fragments of host nucleic acids that gained the ability to move between cells and

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