Question
Biology Question on biological classification
Retrovirus have genetic material
A
DNA only
B
RNA only
C
DNA or RNA only
D
either DNA or RNA only
Answer
RNA only
Explanation
Solution
Retrovirus is an RNA virus that infects animal cells and replicates by first being converted to double stranded DNA, with the enzyme reverse transcriptase. Retroviruses are enveloped Viruses. The HIV III (Human Immunodeficiency virus), which causes AIDS, is a retrovirus.