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Which of the following correctly matches a virus with its type of nucleic acid?

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Remember the important viral genomes: \[ \boxed{ \begin{aligned} \text{Poliovirus} &\rightarrow (+)\text{ssRNA} \text{Influenza virus} &\rightarrow (-)\text{ssRNA} \text{Adenovirus} &\rightarrow \text{dsDNA} \text{HIV} &\rightarrow (+)\text{ssRNA (Retrovirus)} \end{aligned} } \]

Updated On: Jul 14, 2026

Poliovirus -- double-stranded DNA
Influenza virus -- negative-sense single-stranded RNA
Adenovirus -- single-stranded RNA
HIV -- single-stranded DNA

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The Correct Option is B

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Which of the following correctly matches a virus with its type of nucleic acid?

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The Correct Option is B

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