Multiple choice

RNA retroviruses have a special enzyme that

  1. translates host DNA

  2. disintegrates host DNA

  3. polymerizes host DNA

  4. transcribes viral RNA to c-DNA
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Explanation

Retroviruses have an enzyme reverse transciptase, which has the ability to transcribe viral RNA to a complementary DNA strand. The process is also called teminism as its discoverers are Temin and Baltimore.

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