Question

Name any three viruses which have RNA as the genetic material.

Answer 1

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Some viruses have RNA (ribonucleic acid) as the genetic material. This RNA can be single stranded or double stranded.

Examples include the following:

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - Retrovirus with two single stranded RNAs.
• Coronavirus - Single stranded RNA as the genetic material
• TMV (Tobacco mosaic virus) - Single stranded RNA as the genetic material.