There is always concern that new strains of influenza virus will emerge; lack of resistance to a particularly virulent virus could result in a pandemic. Which statement best describes one mechanism by which a "new virus" could be created?

A. Viral RNA polymerase creates additional RNA genomic segments.
B. One of the eight RNA segments of the influenza genome is eliminated from viral genome.
C. Viral RNA polymerase creates an inaccurate cDNA copy from which RNA transcripts are synthesized.
D. The RNA genome is inaccurately replicated by the viral RNA polymerase.
E. The viral genome is inaccurately translated by host ribosomes.


D

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