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JIPMER 2012
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2012
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Human Health and Diseases

JIPMER 2012 · Zoology · Human Health and Diseases

Genetic material found in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is

Genetic material found in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is

Options

  1. Adouble stranded RNA
  2. Bsingle stranded RNA
  3. Cdouble stranded DNA
  4. Dsingle stranded DNA

Correct answer

B. single stranded RNA

Step-by-step solution

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the causal organism of AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome). It is a retrovirus belonging to the family-Retroviridae. The core of HIV contains two molecules of single stranded RNA (as genetic material) and reverse transcriptase.
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