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What type of genetic material does the AIDS virus have?

Correct answer C. Single-stranded RNA

Explanation

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a retrovirus carrying two copies of single-stranded RNA, which its reverse transcriptase enzyme copies into DNA inside host cells.

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