devarshi-dt-logo

Question:

HIV is a member of a group of viruses called as Bacteriophages, Gemini viruses, Retroviruses, Lysogenic viruses?

Gemini viruses

Retroviruses

Bacteriophages

Lysogenic viruses

Solution:

HIV is a member of viruses called as retroviruses. It contains ssRNA, when it infects the host cell ssRNA. It is transcribed into cDNA and integrates into DNA.