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RNA viruses can mutate faster. justify....

RNA viruses can mutate faster. justify.

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Both DNA and RNA are able to mutate RNA being unstable, mutates at a faster rate. Thus viruses having RNA genome with shorter life span can mutate and evolve faster.
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