All of the following criteria are used to classify viruses according to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses EXCEPT
A) genome composition.
B) size of the virus particle.
C) envelope.
D) capsid symmetry.
E) mutation rate.

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The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses does not use mutation rate as a criterion for virus classification. Instead, they classify viruses based on their genome composition, size of the virus particle, presence of an envelope, and capsid symmetry.

All of the Following Criteria Are Used to Classify Viruses