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Retrovirus such as HIV contain an enzyme called?
reverse transcriptase
What is retrovirus?
Retrovirus replicates inside cells that have entered by force using an enzyme called "reverse transcriptase" which transcribes RNA into DNA.
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.
How does a retrovirus differ from other viruses?
A retrovirus transcribes RNA into DNA, whereas a regular virus transcribes DNA into RNA. (:
The aids virus a retrovirus uses what to read RNA and synthesize the corresponding DNA?
An enzyme called Reverse transcriptase.
What is the type of virus that codes backwards from RNA to DNA?
That is called a retrovirus. The enzyme used to code in that direction is called reverse transcriptase.
Is measles a retrovirus?
No. Though measles contains an RNA genome like retroviruses, it does not have the distinctive enzyme reverse transcriptase, and therefore does not change its genome to DNA before transcription.
A virus that stores its genetic information as RNA is called?
It is called a Retrovirus HIV is an example of a Retrovirus
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 is endogenous retrovirus?
Viruses insert RNA to copy selves. this can take place during pregnancy. Also Insertions are unique to viruses.
Why is the HIV virus called a retrovirus?
HIV is considered a retrovirus because has enzyme reverse transcriptase.HIV has RNA as genetic material.Using reverse transcriptase HIV synthesizes Double strand DNA inside the host cell using host's materials.
What enzyme speeds up a chemical reaction is known as?
All enzyme's are catalysts for certain chemical reactions. Each enzyme will only work with a certain substrate one analogy being that the enzyme is a key and the substrate is a keyhole, and each enzyme has a unique enzyme.
