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Retroviruses are RNA-based viruses that infect cells. During infection, they incorporate their genome into the host’s DNA. How are retroviruses able to incorporate DNA into a host cell?

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Retroviruses can use their own reverse transcriptase to make a DNA copy from an RNA template before incorporating DNA into the host’s genome.

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