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Retrovirus replicates inside cells that have entered by force using an enzyme called "reverse transcriptase" which transcribes RNA into DNA.
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Viruses that contain RNA as their genetic information are called?
A retrovirus contains RNA as its genetic information. When a retrovirus infects a cell, it uses its own enzymes to produce DNA from its RNA. Then the DNA becomes part of the host cell's genome, and it will be transcribed and translated along with the host cell's DNA, thereby turning the cell into a virus factory. It is called a retrovirus because the original order of DNA ---> RNA ---> protein is reversed to RNA ---> DNA ---> RNA ---> protein.
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.
Virus known to cause chronic fatigue syndrome?
the Epstein bar virushuman herpes virus 6cytomegaloinclusion viruscoxsakie virusvarious stealth viruses and 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.
How do scientists classify viruses?
They are classified by a number of different viral characteristics. These include DNA vs. RNA viruses, single strand (SS) vs. double strand viruses (DS), enveloped vs. non enveloped, or retrovirus. For example the HIV virus is an enveloped single stranded RNA retrovirus.
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 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
A virus that stores its genetic information as RNA is called a?
retrovirus
