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- Microbiologymedical-mcqs › microbiology
- Published
- 26 Jul 2019
- Last updated
- 28 May 2026
Explanation
Retroviruses are uniquely characterized by the presence of reverse transcriptase, an enzyme that enables the conversion of their RNA genome into DNA, which can then integrate into the host's genome. This distinguishes them from other viruses that do not possess this enzyme.
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