The archaeal RNA viruses described in the introduction were single-stranded plus-sense viruses, like many of the viruses described in the textbook chapter (e.g., phage MS2, poliovirus, and coronaviruses). They had the genes for RNA replicase and some appeared to use polyproteins. Based on your knowledge of other viral life cycles, what are the most likely lifecycles for these archaeal RNA viruses? Solution RNA viruses are those viruses in which the sole nucleic acid present is RNA, mostly single stranded or some viruses have double-stranded RNA. The single stranded RNA can be (+) sense or (-) sense. The RNA viruses do not have DNA intermediates in their life cycle as compared to retroviruses. Most likely lifecycle for archaeal RNA virus.