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What advantages might the viruses with the single-stranded RNA, acting as mRNA, have over other viruses?

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The virus genetic material is composed of either DNA or RNA, but not both. Their genetic material is classified into double-stranded DNA (hepatitis B virus), single-stranded DNA (Parvovirus), single-stranded RNA (Poliovirus), and double-stranded RNA (Rotavirus).

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