DsRNA

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DsRNA is the abbriviated name for Double stranded RNA. DsRNA is likened to the normal genetic material - DNA (found in cells) as DsRNA contains two complementary strands. This is unusual as RNA usually exists and a single stranded molecule. Some viruses, such as Bluetongue virus [1] , have dsRNA as their genetic material [2].

References

  1. Roy P (2008). "Structure and Function of Bluetongue Virus and its Proteins". Segmented Double-stranded RNA Viruses: Structure and Molecular Biology. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-21-9.
  2. Roy P (2008). "Structure and Function of Bluetongue Virus and its Proteins". Segmented Double-stranded RNA Viruses: Structure and Molecular Biology. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-21-9.