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Retroviruses are the viruses that have RNA (ribonucleic acid) as their genetic material. During replication, they first generate DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) by reverse transcription and then carry out normal transcription to form RNA from that DNA.
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What is the function of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses?
O A. It converts host cell RNA into viral DNA.
B. It uses viral RNA as a template for making more viral RNA genomes.
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