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Following is a retrovirus_____________?

Correct answer: A. Immunodeficiency virus

  • A. Immunodeficiency virus
  • B. Influenza
  • C. Polio virus
  • D. Hepatitis virus

Explanation

HIV is a retrovirus because it carries RNA and uses reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy inside the host cell. Influenza and poliovirus are RNA viruses but are not retroviruses.

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