The genome in the rhinovirus is a positive single stranded RNA. this means

a. it can serve as a template for DNA
b. it can serve as a template for protein translation
c. it can serve as a template for carbohydrate biosynthasis
d. it can serve as a template for mRNA transcription


Answer: b. it can serve as a template for protein translation

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