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Retrovirus

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A virus whose genetic material is RNA and that uses reverse transcriptase to convert its RNA genome into DNA for integration into the host cell genome.

AP course connection

Topic 6.4: 6.4 Translation

Unit 6

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