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Retroviruses are composed of ribonucleic acid (RNA) rather than deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). In retroviruses, cells replicate through reverse transcription, which creates DNA from RNA. These features make retroviruses particularly malignant and difficult to cure.
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∙ 11y agoRetroviruses are enveloped positive sense ss RNA viruses contain reverse transcriptase enzyme which is responsible for integration of viral genome with host cell genome ,the important virus in this family is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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∙ 16y agoretro virus is important because it causes a disease which has no medicine i,e AIDS so it will be very useful if we study its properties n if we know many things about it.
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∙ 12y agorna is transcribed into dna using reverse trancriptase
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∙ 12y agoRetroviruses are RNA animal viruses that have a DNA stage. An example is HIV.
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∙ 12y agoThey transcribe RNA to DNA using reverse transcriptase.
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What class lever is a spoon?
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What is the meaning of KG CLASS?
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What retroviruses are currently known as carcinogens?
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What kingdom does polio affect?
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A class network class is reserved for special purposes?
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Why a warranty is considered a class of insurance?
why is a warranty considered a class of insurance
What is the class?
There are a great many different things that could be considered the class. The class could be considered a group of children.
What was the upper class in Greece called?
The upper class in Greece were considered the patrician.
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You're in the Ecology & Evolution class at OU aren't you? This is the exact same question, word for word, from Unit Four of that class. You should be ashamed of yourself trying to get answers this way. How about doing a little research and using your brain.
