What is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus?
Q: What is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus?
A: A positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus is a virus which has positive sense single stranded RNA as its genetic material.
Q: What can the positive-sense viral RNA genome do?
A: The positive-sense viral RNA genome can serve as messenger RNA and can be translated into protein in the host cell.
Q: Can positive-sense RNA viruses be positive or negative?
A: Yes, positive-sense RNA viruses can be positive or negative depending on the polarity of the RNA.
Q: Which virus causes the common cold and is also a positive-sense RNA virus?
A: The rhinoviruses that cause the common cold are positive-sense RNA viruses.
Q: What are some examples of positive-sense RNA viruses?
A: Some examples of positive-sense RNA viruses are the hepacivirus C, West Nile virus, dengue virus, SARS and MERS coronaviruses, and SARS-CoV-2.
Q: Can positive-sense RNA viruses translate their genetic material into protein?
A: Yes, positive-sense RNA viruses can translate their genetic material into protein.
Q: Does the positive-sense RNA genome of a virus serve any function in the host cell?
A: Yes, the positive-sense RNA genome of a virus can serve as messenger RNA and be translated into protein in the host cell.
