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Why retro virus is RNA virus?
Because retro virus has only RNA as genetic material. Its replication is in reversal order known as Reverse Transcriptase.
Is yellow fever virus DNA or RNA?
Yellow fever is a single stranded RNA virus (ssRNA)
Does a polio virus contain DNA or RNA?
The influenza virus contains Both DNA and RNA.Its an exception.
Is smallpox a DNA virus or an RNA virus?
Smallpox contains DNASmallpox is a virus, and therefore, can only have RNA or DNA. In the case of smallpox, it contains DNA. Viruses require a host to supply them with either RNA or DNA in order that more virus entities can be made.DNA
Does the West Nile Disease have DNA or RNA?
West Nile virus contains strands of RNA.
What is the type of hini virus DNA or rna?
The H1N1 virus contains RNA as its genetic material. It is a single-stranded RNA virus that belongs to the family Orthomyxoviridae.
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.
What type of virus contains reverse transcriptase and what type of nucleic acid does this virus type contain?
It contains retroviruses, like HIV and it also contains RNA nucleic acids.
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.
An agent that reproduces in cells but is not composed of cells and contains RNA as its genetic material is what?
A virus
Is Hepatitis B RNA or DNA?
HCV is an enveloped single-strand RNA virus in the flavivirus family.
How is retrovirus different from DNA virus?
Retro virus has reverse transcription in its replication cycle. In other words, rna is template for synthesis of dna. With dna virus, there is no reverse transcription in the replication cycle. Dna is the template for dna synthesis.
