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MDCAT Biology QUESTION #4197
Question 1
HIV belongs to which class of virus with respect to genome type?
  • Single stranded DNA viruses
  • Double stranded RNA viruses
  • ssRNA: template for DNA synthesis✔️
  • ssRNA: template for mRNA synthesis
Correct Answer Explanation
HIV is a retrovirus with single-stranded RNA that serves as template for DNA synthesis via reverse transcriptase.