Give an example of a rod-shaped virus.
(N/A) Tobacco mosaic virus $(TMV)$ is a well-known example of a rod-shaped virus. It consists of a single-stranded $RNA$ genome enclosed within a protein coat called a capsid,which is composed of many identical protein subunits known as capsomeres arranged in a helical structure.
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