A Researcher Lyses a Cell That Contains Nucleic Acid Molecules

A researcher lyses a cell that contains nucleic acid molecules and capsomeres of tobacco mosaic virus TMV) . The cell contents are left in a covered test tube overnight. The next day, this mixture is sprayed on tobacco plants. We expect that the plants would

A) not show any disease symptoms.
B) develop symptoms typically produced by viroids.
C) develop some but not all of the symptoms of the TMV infection.
D) develop the typical symptoms of TMV infection.
E) become infected, but the sap from these plants would be unable to infect other plants.

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