UPSC Prelims 2021 · GS Paper 1 · Q40

Science & Technology

Medium · Virus Genome Types, Adenovirus versus Retrovirus

Consider the following statements regarding the genome types of adenoviruses and retroviruses, and the diseases they cause:

1. Adenoviruses have single-stranded RNA genomes, while retroviruses have double-stranded DNA genomes.

2. The common cold is sometimes caused by an adenovirus, while AIDS is caused by HIV, a retrovirus.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?