Polydnaviruses are particles that consist of multiple circles of _______________ encased in capsid proteins and an envelope.

A) ssDNA
B) dsDNA
C) ssRNA
D) dsRNA
E) RNA

Polydnaviruses

Virus particles that consist of multiple circles of dsDNA surrounded by capsid proteins and an envelope; they lack DNA coding for proteins needed for viral replication, but this DNA is provided by ovary cells of the wasps they inhabit.

dsDNA

Double-stranded DNA, which is the typical structure of DNA, consisting of two antiparallel strands that form a double helix.

ssDNA

Single-stranded DNA, which consists of a linear sequence of nucleotides without a complementary strand, often involved in replication and transcription processes.