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  1. Human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) has a protein coat and a genetic material which is
    1. single stranded DNA
    2. double stranded DNA
    3. single stranded RNA
    4. double stranded RNA
Correct Option: C

HIV is a spherical, enveloped virus of about 90-120 nm diameter. Its nucleocapsid is icosahedral and its genome consists of a single-stranded RNA filament segmented into two identical filaments and associated with a "reverse transcriptase enzyme".



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