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If the HIV virus contains RNA, how does it get its genetic information into the cell’s genome?
A. It is not able to, which is why it uses the cell’s Polymerase machinery to replicate itself outside the genome.
B. Most cells already use RNA as their genetic information so it bonds right into the existing genome.
C. It uses a Reverse Transcriptase to make a DNA copy of its RNA, which then bonds into the host genome.
D. The RNA is similar enough to the DNA of the host that it can bond into the genome long enough to get replicated.



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The HIV virus contains RNA, it uses a reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy of its RNA, which then bonds into the host genome.

What is a reverse transcriptase?

Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that is of the DNA polymerase type whose function is the synthesis of double-stranded DNA only using RNA as a template so what it does is catalyze a replication process but in reverse, we find this in retroviruses of diseases such as HIV. In the virus, this enzyme is used to replicate the genetic information of the virus within the host cell, thus integrating itself into the host genome, damaging the cell.

Therefore, we can confirm that the HIV virus contains RNA, it uses a reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy of its RNA, which then bonds into the host genome.

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