Which of the following is/are true about Retrovirus?
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- It can cause cancer
- It contains reverse transcriptase
- It contains double-stranded DNA genome
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Solution and Explanation
Retroviruses, such as HIV, possess reverse transcriptase, which converts RNA into DNA during infection. They can integrate into the host genome, sometimes leading to oncogenesis. They do not have a double-stranded RNA or DNA genome; their genome is single-stranded RNA
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