Question

Genetic material of influenza virus is _______________.

• A. Single helix DNA
• B. Double helix DNA
• C. Double strand RNA
• D. Single strand RNA

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Single strand RNA

An RNA virus is a virus that has RNA (ribonucleic acid) as its genetic material. This nucleic acid is usually single-stranded RNA (ssRNA), but may be double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). Notable human diseases caused by RNA viruses include Ebola hemorrhoragic fever, SARS, influenza, hepatitis C, West Nile fever, polio, and measles. In virus classification, influenza viruses are RNA viruses that make up three of the five genera of the family Orthomyxoviridae.

Thus, the correct answer is RNA.