Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) has a protein coat and a genetic material which is [1998, 2000] a. single stranded DNA b. double stranded DNA c. single stranded RNA d. double stranded RNA
Option C. AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the HIV virus. HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)belongs to the special class of viruses called retrovirus.with in this class HIV is placed in a subgroup called lentivirus. HIV consists of a viral envelope.with in the viral envelope 2 identical copies of single-stranded RNA are a present and reverse transcriptase enzyme. Hence HIV has a protein coat and a genetic material which is ss RNA.
