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18. Viruses, Viroids, & Prions - Part 3 of 3

18. Viruses, Viroids, & Prions / Animal Viruses: RNA Virus Synthesis & Replication / Problem 1

How do negative-sense single-stranded RNA (-ssRNA) viruses generate mRNA?

A

Direct translation of their genome

B

Using host RNA polymerase

C

By converting their genome to a positive-sense RNA using their own RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

D

Reverse transcription into DNA

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