Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)is caused by a retrovirus.Which of the following best represents the genetic information flow used by retroviruses

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Retroviruses, like the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes AIDS, use RNA as their genetic material. Upon infecting a host cell, they reverse transcribe their RNA into DNA, which then follows the conventional pathway of DNA to mRNA to protein, as outlined in choice C.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)is Caused by a Retrovirus