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Why does animal viruses affect only animal but not to the plants?​

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Viruses belonging to (+) ssRNA Tymoviridae and Tenuivirus are able to infect invertebrates and plants [15]. There are some virus families that have diverse host ranges. The Reoviridae (dsRNA) family includes viruses that infect vertebrates, vertebrates and invertebrates, or plants and invertebrates.
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