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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