A question in TPR on Microbiology (Chapter 6 for the new addition) was about viruses. It asked,
Which of the following statements concerning viruses is true?
The answer was: A virus with an RNA genome must code for an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
I first eliminated this answer choice, because my reasoning was that retroviruses, with an RNA genome, uses reverse transcriptase or RNA-dependent DNA polymerase rather than RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to copy their genome. Am I missing something here about retroviruses?
Thanks in advance.
Which of the following statements concerning viruses is true?
The answer was: A virus with an RNA genome must code for an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
I first eliminated this answer choice, because my reasoning was that retroviruses, with an RNA genome, uses reverse transcriptase or RNA-dependent DNA polymerase rather than RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to copy their genome. Am I missing something here about retroviruses?
Thanks in advance.