A retrovirus is an RNA virus that integrates into its host's chromosome by making a DNA copy of its RNA genome through the process of reverse transcription. Human immunodeficiency virus, the causative agent of AIDS, is a retrovirus. It evolved from related retroviruses found in other primates.
-What enzyme is used by a retrovirus to make a DNA copy of its genome?
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