Question

The genome of influenza virus is a

• A. Single stranded $RNA$ $(-)$
• B. Single stranded $RNA$ $(+)$
• C. Double stranded $RNA$
• D. Single stranded $DNA$

Answer 1

The correct option is A Single stranded $RNA$ $(-)$

Influenza viruses are segmented RNA viruses, which have single strand and are fragmented. The RNA of influenza virus is negative-sense RNA. There is a various subtype of influenza virus which are mutated into different pathogenic profiles.

The correct answer is A.