Retroviruses like HIV are examples of temperate phage.Retroviruses like HIV are examples of temperate phage.
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Retroviruses, such as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), are a type of virus that has RNA as their genetic material and uses the enzyme reverse transcriptase to convert their RNA into DNA after entering a host cell. Show more…
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