Microbiology Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2ad1afd2 HIV virus contains: A Single stranded DNA B Single stranded RNA C Double stranded DNA D Double stranded RNA High-Yield Explanation Ans. is 'b' i.e., Single stranded RNA(Ref: Ananthanarayan, 9th/e, p. 571 and 8th/e, p. 570)* The genome in HIV is diploid, composed of two identical single stranded positive sense RNA copies.