What molecule would you not expect to find in a retrovirus?
Correct answer: B. Thymine
- A. Adenine
- B. Thymine
- C. Uracil
- D. Guanine
Explanation
Retroviruses (like HIV) have RNA as their genetic material, not DNA.In RNA, the nitrogenous bases areAdenine (A)Uracil (U) -replaces in RNAGuanine (G)Cytosine (C)Thymine (T) is found in DNA, not in RNA.So, in a retrovirus (RNA virus), you would NOT expect to find thymine.
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