One important feature of retroviruses such as HIV is their generation of a provirus, a copy of the viral genome that is inserted into the host cell chromosome. In addition to providing a template for viral mRNA transcription, the proviral genome:
A) Is maintained long-term and transmitted to all of the cell's progeny
B) Is easily recombined out of the host cell chromosome to generate new viral genomes for packaging
C) Can be cleaved by the viral proteases to generate multiple viral proteins
D) Can induce DNA duplication to generate multiple viral copies in the host cell chromosome
E) Can be reverse transcribed to generate viral genomes for packaging into new virus particles

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The provirus is integrated into the host cell chromosome and is thus replicated and transmitted to all of the cell's progeny during cell division. This is an important mechanism for the long-term persistence of retroviruses such as HIV within their host organisms.

One Important Feature of Retroviruses Such as HIV Is Their