In order to synthesize proteins, a virus with a genome comprised of single-stranded negative-sense RNA
A. must use its negative-sense strand as a template to make a positive-sense RNA.
B. must use DNA polymerase to make a positive-sense DNA strand first.
C. must use reverse transcriptase to make a negative-sense DNA strand first.
D. can directly translate its negative-sense RNA strand into proteins.
Answer: A
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