Q. HIV is classified as a retrovirus because its genetic information is carried in
A) DNA instead of RNA
B) DNA
C) RNA instead of DNA
D) Protein coat
Explanation
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a retrovirus. The name retrovirus comes from the fact that it has two single strands of genomic RNA and enzymereverse transcriptase which converts virus RNA into a single strand of DNA.
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