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Retroviruses have no DNA. However, the D...

Retroviruses have no DNA. However, the DNA of the infected host cell does possess viral DNA. How is it possible ?

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The virus has RNA genome. When it enters in the infected host cell, RNA replicates to form viral DNA using enzyme reverse transcriptase. This viral DNA then incorporates into host genome.
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