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No. Though measles contains an RNA genome like retroviruses, it does not have the distinctive enzyme reverse transcriptase, and therefore does not change its genome to DNA before transcription.
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∙ 9y agoNo Hepatitis virus is not a retrovirus. HBV or HCV belong to the family called Hepadnaviridae, has DNA as their genetic material. HBV infect the liver cells for their replication and it has a RNA phase during its replication. Like retrovirus HBV and HCV has reverse transriptase enzyme that catalyse the formation of DNA from RNA.
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∙ 12y agoYes, it has a RNA core tightly enveloped in a protein coat
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∙ 10y agoChickenpox is not a retrovirus. It is a DNA virus.
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∙ 12y agoNo.
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A virus that stores its genetic information as RNA is called?
It is called a Retrovirus HIV is an example of a Retrovirus
Is covid19 a retrovirus?
no
What is the difference between a common animal virus and a retrovirus?
The difference between a common animal virus and a retrovirus is that a retrovirus only contains RNA while a common animal virus will have DNA or RNA.
Is Swine Flu a retrovirus?
no
Is Rous sarcoma a retrovirus?
Yes!
What is retrovirus?
Retrovirus replicates inside cells that have entered by force using an enzyme called "reverse transcriptase" which transcribes RNA into DNA.
Can you get blisters with German measles?
you can in measles you can in measles
What is a retrovirus?
A retrovirus is actually a virus that encode the DNA anddestroys the DNA and replace it with RNA. As I heard on TV they presume that life on planet (when it started out was actually beginning of earth) when the monkey have the retrovirus they made the thing call humans and about 99% of the a regular human. Without this retrovirus you won't be living, breathing, mammals. I hope u got some of the info! =)
What do you call a virus that only has RNA?
a retrovirus
What type of microorganism hiv?
It's a retrovirus.
What is the origin of retrovirus?
Evolution is origin of retroviruses .
What enzyme is unique to retrovirus?
Reverse transcriptase.
