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Retroviruses such as HIV contains what enzyme that enables DNA to be synthesized from rna?
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by using reverse transcriptase to help produce double stranded DNA from viral RNA
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What enzyme is contained in retroviruses?
reverse transcriptase :)
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.
How lysosomal membrane protected from lysosomal enzyme?
The lysosomal membrane are protected from the lysosomal enzyme because of the spherical vesicles. The enzymes of the lysosomes are synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
RNA can manufacture DNA via the action of what?
Reverse transcription is a process where a reverse transcriptase enzyme is used to generate complementary DNA from an RNA template. It is needed for the replication of retroviruses.
Which enzyme are retroviruses equiped with that allows them to transcribe DNA from an RNA template?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus. A retrovirus is a RNA virus that replicates through a DNA intermediate. HIV synthesises DNA from RNA by the action of reverse transcriptase enzyme.
What enzyme is contained in retroviruses?
reverse transcriptase :)
What is a virus that contains RNA as its gentic information?
These types of viruses are known as retroviruses. Retroviruses such as (HIV) use RNA to house their genetic material, once they enter a host cell an enzyme known as reverse transriptase to turn the RNA into DNA so it may infect the DNA of the host cell.
A key enzyme utilized by an RNA virus is what?
Some retroviruses may utilize a special enzyme known as reverse transcriptase, which a RNA virus can use to make DNA using the RNA as a template.
Which enzyme is responsible for connecting the short segments of newly synthesized DNA segments?
DNA polymerase
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.
What are Retro Viruses?
Retroviruses are RNA viruses. Once they infect a living cell, they synthesize a complementary DNA strand (cDNA) of this RNA molecule using the enzyme REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE (basically RNA dependent DNA polymerase). The enzyme reverse transcriptase is coded by the viral genome itself and not the host's. The infecting virus carries an already synthesized enzyme. The RNA molecule in this RNA-DNA hybrid is then degraded. The DNA molecule then uses the host polymerases (DNA dependent DNA polymerase) and synthesize a daughter DNA strand to form a dsDNA molecule which then intergrates into the host genome.Central dogma follows DNA to RNA. Since these viruses go the other way around they are called as RETROVIRUSES. The well known HIV is an example for retrovirus.
How lysosomal membrane protected from lysosomal enzyme?
The lysosomal membrane are protected from the lysosomal enzyme because of the spherical vesicles. The enzymes of the lysosomes are synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
What is a virus molecule of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat?
The retroviruses are enveloped viruses that have two complete copies of RNA. They also contain the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
RNA can manufacture DNA via the action of what?
Reverse transcription is a process where a reverse transcriptase enzyme is used to generate complementary DNA from an RNA template. It is needed for the replication of retroviruses.
What viral rna uses the normal processes of a cell to manufacture?
That's what retroviruses do. They use the host cell's reverse transcriptase enzyme to manufacture DNA from the virus' RNA
An enzyme known as rubisco enables plants to use large amounts of carbon dioxidethis enzyme is most likely active in the?
chloroplasts
Which enzyme are retroviruses equiped with that allows them to transcribe DNA from an RNA template?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus. A retrovirus is a RNA virus that replicates through a DNA intermediate. HIV synthesises DNA from RNA by the action of reverse transcriptase enzyme.
