Question

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

Answer 1

Reterovirus ia also called as hiv virus .
In hiv virus reverse transcription means ot is initally having rna as its genetic material bt by using reverse transcriptase an enzyme it converts the genetic materia into dna and thus it infects the hosts dna .




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Answer 2

it is possible due to the presence of an enzyme in the retroviruses which is known as the reverse transcriptase enzyme.

Explanation:

• In the retroviruses the genetic material which is present is the r n a. Due to the reverse transcriptase enzyme it converts the RNA into DNA and as a result of this now both the infected cell which is the first and the the virus both have DNA.

• When there is DNA modulation of the host and as a result of this the virus can then act on the the infected host cell and cause it's damage.

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