Why is the HIV virus called a retrovirus?

Answer 1

HIV is considered a retrovirus because has enzyme reverse transcriptase.HIV has RNA as genetic material.Using reverse transcriptase HIV synthesizes Double strand DNA inside the host cell using host's materials.

Answer 2

Retrovirus are called retroviruses because they carry a reverse transcriptase.

This means that instead of creating RNA from a DNA template, the virus uses RNA to go back (hence 'retro', meaning backwards) to DNA.

Answer 3

HIV is classified as a retrovirus because it uses reverse transcriptase to convert RNA genomes into DNA genomes, which is sent into the cell's nucleus.

Answer 4

HIV is a retrovirus because it has RNA, instead of DNA, as its genetic material.

Answer 5

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