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(D) The given figure represents a bacteriophage,which is a virus that infects bacteria.The structure consists of a polyhedral head containing genetic

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Tail fibers

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(D) The given figure represents a bacteriophage,which is a virus that infects bacteria.The structure consists of a polyhedral head containing genetic material and a tail assembly.The part labeled as $A$ points to the thread-like structures at the base of the tail,which are known as tail fibers.These tail fibers are responsible for recognizing and attaching to specific receptor sites on the surface of the host bacterium.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$P$	$I$. Tobacco Mosaic Virus
$Q$	$II$. Bacteriophage
$R$	$III$. Adenovirus

In the given figure,what does the part labeled as $A$ represent?

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