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Some viruses contain RNA; these are known as retroviruses. Others contain DNA.
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Do viruses contain RNA?
yes
What are viruses genetic materia?
Viruses contain either DNA or RNA.
Does RNA virus have Reverse transcriptases in them?
The RNA viruses that contain reverse transcriptases are collectively called retroviruses among which are: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS); RNA tumor viruses (leukemia)
Do viruses need to contain genetic material?
They need either DNA or RNA.
Viruses contain DNA and RNA true or false?
Yes. Although not both together, a virus contains a nucleic acid, either single stranded or double stranded DNA or RNA.
Do retroviruses contain DNA for their genetic material?
Retrovirus utilize an enzyme to produce DNA from their RNA, which can be inserted into the host genome.
Do all viruses have protein coats?
yes
Do virus have protein coat?
Yes. Viruses contain a protein coat called a capsid. Inside this capsid will be DNA or RNA but never both. Viruses that contain RNA are called retroviruses. They also contain the enzyme reverse transcriptase that allows them to convert RNA into double-stranded DNA once it infects a cell.
What informational do viral genes contains?
They contain either DNA or RNA which contain genes for making more of the same viruses.
Does Virus contain both DNA and RNA?
Infuenza Virus Contain Both DNA and RNA. No other Virus show such characteristics.
Do both cells and viruses have genetic material?
Viruses do not contain DNA or RNA . . . they 'steal' those molecules from their host living cell.
Is the RNA made up of double strand of nucleotides?
NO, RNA is almost always single stranded. The only exception is in certain viruses that contain double-stranded RNA.
