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Viruses having Reverse transcriptase enzyme
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Viruses having Reverse transcriptase enzyme is Retroviruses.
The enzyme reverse transcriptase (RT) was discovered in retroviruses almost 50 years ago.
A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that cell. After invading a host cell's cytoplasm, the virus uses its reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual pattern, thus retro.
The enzyme reverse transcriptase (RT) was discovered in retroviruses almost 50 years ago.
A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts a DNA copy of its RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell that it invades, thus changing the genome of that cell. After invading a host cell's cytoplasm, the virus uses its reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome, the reverse of the usual pattern, thus retro.
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