An unknown virus is being studied in a molecular biology lab. A scientist deduces that in order for this virus to replicate after infecting a suitable host cell, it must use a replicase complex that includes both viral and host proteins. Based on this, the scientist is able to determine that this virus must have a genome comprised of
A) ssDNA.
B) ssRNA.
C) dsRNA.
D) dsDNA.
E) Insufficient information is given to determine the type of genome.

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Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses often require a replicase complex that includes both viral and host proteins to replicate their genome, as they need to synthesize a complementary RNA strand.

An Unknown Virus Is Being Studied in a Molecular Biology