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Science and Technology › Specific Diseases

Consider the following statements:

1.Adenoviruses have single-stranded DNA genomes, whereas retroviruses have double-stranded DNA genomes.
2.The common cold is sometimes caused by an adenovirus, whereas AIDS is caused by a retrovirus.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(B)