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What are reverse-transcribing viruses?

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Reverse-transcribing RNA viruses, such as retroviruses, use the enzyme to reverse transcribe their RNA genomes into DNA, which is then integrated into the host genome and replicated along with it.
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Answer:Reverse-transcribing RNA viruses, such as retroviruses, use the enzyme to reverse-transcribe their RNA genomes into DNA, which is then integrated into the host genome and replicated along with it. ... HIV infects humans with the use of this enzyme.

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