Retrovirus at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Retrovirus? A type of virus that has RNA instead of DNA as its genetic material. It uses an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to become part of the host cells DNA. This allows many copies of the virus to be made in the host cells. The virus that causes AIDS, the h

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