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HIV/AIDS is a retrovirus that can force its host cell to transcribe the viral RNA into the host cell’s DNA.
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HIV is a retrovirus: it uses a viral enzyme called reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy of its RNA genome. That viral DNA is then integrated into the host cell’s genome (via integrase), allowing the virus to persist and be transcribed by the host machinery.
HIV is a retrovirus: it uses a viral enzyme called reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy of its RNA genome. That viral DNA is then integrated into the host cell’s genome (via integrase), allowing the virus to persist and be transcribed by the host machinery.
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