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Are retroviruses proteins

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Retrovirus and all other viruses contain protein which are known as capsid.Retrovirus do have capsid, nucleocapsid and enzymes such as RT, integrase and accessory proteins. These proteins are crucial for their infectivity and replication inside the host.

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