The Genome of the Influenza Virus is Best Described As

Question

The genome of the influenza virus is best described as
A) (-) strand segmented RNA.
B) (+) strand segmented RNA.
C) (-) strand single-piece RNA.
D) (+) strand single-piece RNA.
E) double-stranded RNA.

Accepted Answer

The genome of the influenza virus is comprised of (-) strand segmented RNA. This means that the genome is made up of multiple segments of RNA that are complementary to the (+) strand RNA which acts as the viral mRNA.