Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV is a retrovirus which means ........

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which means

It contains DNA as its genetic material

It contains RNA as its genetic material

It contains single stranded DNA as its genetic material

It contains double stranded RNA as its genetic material

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Explanation:

Second option is correct.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which means it contains RNA as its genetic material.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes HIV infection and over time acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive.