Viruses that violate the "central dogma" through the use of an enzyme that makes DNA copies of an RNA molecule are called
A) bacteriophage.
B) retroviruses.
C) RNA viruses.
D) DNA viruses.
E) enveloped viruses.

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Retroviruses have an enzyme called reverse transcriptase that allows them to make a DNA copy of their RNA genome, thus violating the central dogma of molecular biology, which states that information flows from DNA to RNA to protein. Bacteriophages, RNA viruses, DNA viruses, and enveloped viruses are not necessarily known for violating the central dogma in this way.

Viruses That Violate the "Central Dogma" Through the Use of an Enzyme