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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



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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

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Answer Key / Explanation : (c) -

(C) 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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