Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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What advantages might the viruses with the single-stranded RNA, acting as mRNA, have over other viruses?
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The virus genetic material is composed of either DNA or RNA, but not both. Their genetic material is classified into double-stranded DNA (hepatitis B virus), single-stranded DNA (Parvovirus), single-stranded RNA (Poliovirus), and double-stranded RNA (Rotavirus).
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