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What is a virus that stores its genetic material as RNA called?
A virus that stores its genetic material as RNA is called a RETROVIRUS
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.
Which is genetic material in virus?
either DNA or RNA
Where is the genetic materials of a viral located?
Genetic material of a virus it can be DNA or RNA.
Genetic material of a virus?
Can be either DNA, or for retroviruses, RNA.
West Nile virus-rna or DNA?
Ebola is a retrovirus so the genetic material is single-stranded RNA (ssRNA)
What does the viruses genetic material contain?
yes!Virus contains both DNA and RNAsome viruses contain RNA as their geneti information and are called retroviruses.when retroviruses infect a cell, they produce a DNA copy of their RNA.
An agent that reproduces in cells but is not composed of cells and contains RNA as its genetic material is what?
A virus
When human immunodeficiency virus HIV attaches to a host cell what genetic material is released into the cell's cytoplasm?
Within the HIV capsid is the genetic material RNA along with two reverse transcriptase enzymes to copy the RNA into DNA inside the invaded cell.
What is the structure of a virus cell?
The genetic material DNA, usually.Then there are retroviruses, but they have RNA genetic material, which cells use catalytically, among other uses. And bath types of viruses have protein in common with living cells.
Is genetic material single stranded or double stranded rna?
If the genetic material is RNA, it will usually be single stranded. Only viruses contain double stranded RNA. The main genetic material in eukaryotic cells (eg. animal cells) is DNA. Single stranded RNA copies of this (known as mRNA) are made in order for proteins to be synthesized.
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.
