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The AIDS virus is composed of _______.

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double strand RNA

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double strand DNA

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single strand DNA

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single strand RNA

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Solution

The correct option is D
single strand RNA

It is composed of two copies of positive-sense single-stranded RNA that codes for the virus's nine genes enclosed by a conical capsid.

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