Practice mode Acellular Life (Viruses)

The genome of a single HIV particle consists of ____.

Correct answer A. two copies of single-stranded RNA

Explanation

Each HIV particle carries two identical single-stranded RNA molecules, together with reverse transcriptase, inside its conical core. The RNA is first copied into DNA after entry.

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