Consider a virus whose genome is composed of minus (-) sense RNA (for example, the rabies virus). What would be the first step in the biosynthesis of this virus?
a. Synthesize mRNA from the - sense RNA genome
b. Synthesize mRNA from a DNA template
c. Synthesize DNA from the RNA template
d. Synthesize proteins from the mRNA template
Ans: a. Synthesize mRNA from the - sense RNA genome
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