GR uses contrasting unvoiced/voiced pairs of consonants to represent aspirated and unaspirated initials in Chinese: for example b and p represent IPA [p] and [pʰ]. The letters j, ch and sh represent two different series of initials: the…
The genomic RNAs are not modified at their 5′ ends. The Mr of the genome ranges from 4.8×106 to 8×106 and this constitutes 1–2% of the virion by weight.