Which virus families utilize a reverse transcriptase?

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Which virus families utilize a reverse transcriptase?

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Reverse transcriptases (RTs) play a major role in the replication of Retroviridae, Metaviridae, Pseudoviridae, Hepadnaviridae and Caulimoviridae.

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