Which of the following is INCORRECT about the giant mimivirus?
A) It may cause human pneumonia.
B) It is as large as some bacteria.
C) It conducts DNA repair.
D) It conducts protein folding by chaperones.
E) It contains reverse transcriptase.

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The giant mimivirus does not contain reverse transcriptase. Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used by retroviruses to transcribe their RNA into DNA, which is not a feature of mimiviruses. Mimiviruses are known for their large size, ability to potentially cause pneumonia, large genome that allows for DNA repair, and the presence of systems like chaperones for protein folding, but they do not utilize reverse transcriptase in their lifecycle.

Which of the Following Is INCORRECT About the Giant Mimivirus