DAT Destroyer Bio # 133

[amalgamgrillz]

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Hey everyone

I'm wondering why this statement is "True" regarding viruses:

c) RNA viruses are called retroviruses

I was under the impression that not ALL RNA viruses are retroviruses (ie. rotaviruses, picornaviruses, etc.)

 

[UCB05]

Hey everyone

I'm wondering why this statement is "True" regarding viruses:

c) RNA viruses are called retroviruses

I was under the impression that not ALL RNA viruses are retroviruses (ie. rotaviruses, picornaviruses, etc.)

You are correct. All retroviruses start with RNA, but not all RNA viruses are retroviruses. Some are.

 

[whataday]

Are you using the old version? I don't see this question in the 2011 destroyer.

 

[Flatsfisher]

A retrovirus is an RNA virus that is replicated in a host cell via the enzyme reverse transcriptase to produce DNA from its RNA genome, that's the difference. Good question! Keep grinding it out.