Retroviruses
A) include the virus that causes AIDS.
B) transcribe DNA from RNA template.
C) may cause cancer.
D) do all of the above.

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Retroviruses are RNA viruses that use reverse transcriptase enzyme to transcribe their RNA genome into DNA, which then integrates into the host cell genome. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is a retrovirus. Some retroviruses have been associated with causing cancer. Therefore, all of the options (A, B, and C) are correct for retroviruses.