Segmented RNA is seen in one of the following viruses?

VMC-0078

QUESTION

Segmented RNA is seen in one of the following viruses?

OPTIONS

(A) FMD viruses
(B) IBR virus
(C) Influenza virus
(D) Newcastle Disease virus

ANSWER

(C) Influenza virus

EXPLANATION

Influenza virus has a segmented, negative-sense single-stranded RNA genome consisting of multiple RNA segments. Therefore option C is correct; FMD virus, IBR virus, and Newcastle disease virus do not have the same segmented genome organization in the classical classification.

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