''Chrysoviridae'' is a family of

double-stranded RNA viruses Double-stranded RNA viruses (dsRNA viruses) are a Polyphyly, polyphyletic group of viruses that have Nucleic acid double helix, double-stranded genomes made of ribonucleic acid. The double-stranded genome is used to transcribe a Sense (molecular ...

. Members of the family are called chrysoviruses.

Virology

The capsid is about 35-40 nm in diameter. The

genome In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a genome is all the genetic information of an organism. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses). The nuclear genome includes protein-coding genes and non-coding g ...

has four segments (tetrapartit). These segments are separately encapsulated.SIB
Chrysoviridae
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Taxonomy

The following genera are recognized: * '' Alphachrysovirus'' * '' Betachrysovirus''

References

External links

ICTV Report: ''Chrysoviridae''
Virus families Riboviria {{virus-stub