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By being passed on in the blood it could be, but it depends on the virus.
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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.
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 enzyme is unique to retrovirus?
Reverse transcriptase.
What is the origin of retrovirus?
Evolution is origin of retroviruses .
What contains only RNA as its nucleic acid?
Retrovirus
