Human rhinoviruses have ______ as their genetic material.

ssDNA

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dsDNA

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ssRNA

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The correct option is C ssRNA
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs), members of the family Picornaviridae and the genus Enterovirus, are positive-sense, single-stranded-RNA (ssRNA) of approximately 7200 bp.

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