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**BONUS: Why do RNA viruses such as the COVID coronavirus, influenza virus, and HIV have much higher mutation rates than DNA viruses such as Herpes viruses?**

- DNA polymerases which copy viral RNA have much higher mutation rates than RNA polymerases which copy viral DNA

- RNA polymerases which copy viral RNA have much higher mutation rates than DNA polymerases which copy viral DNA

- RNA viral 60S ribosomes make many more mutations than DNA viral 40S ribosomes

- RNA viral gyrases make more mistakes than DNA viral helicases
Transcribed Image Text:**BONUS: Why do RNA viruses such as the COVID coronavirus, influenza virus, and HIV have much higher mutation rates than DNA viruses such as Herpes viruses?** - DNA polymerases which copy viral RNA have much higher mutation rates than RNA polymerases which copy viral DNA - RNA polymerases which copy viral RNA have much higher mutation rates than DNA polymerases which copy viral DNA - RNA viral 60S ribosomes make many more mutations than DNA viral 40S ribosomes - RNA viral gyrases make more mistakes than DNA viral helicases
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Viruses may be either composed of RNA or DNA. The Genome is surrounded by a protein coat called capsid.

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