HIV has an RNA genome that is converted to DNA when infecting a human immune cell.This type of virus is called a ________.

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HIV has an RNA genome that is converted to DNA using the enzyme reverse transcriptase when infecting a human immune cell. This type of virus is called a retrovirus. Option A (bacteriophage) is a virus that infects bacteria, Option B (prion) is an infectious protein that causes diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and Option D (reverse transcriptase) is the enzyme responsible for converting RNA to DNA in retroviruses.

HIV Has an RNA Genome That Is Converted to DNA