When Retrovirus Infects a Cell?
When a Retrovirus Infects a Cell, It Makes a Dna Copy of Its Genome That Is Inserted into the Dna of the Host Cell. There Are a Variety of Different...
When a retrovirus infects a cell, it makes a DNA copy of its genome that is inserted into the DNA of the host cell. There are a variety of different retroviruses that cause human diseases such as some forms of cancer and AIDS.
How does a retrovirus infects an organism?
Retroviruses use reverse transcriptase to transform their single-stranded RNA into double-stranded DNA. It is DNA that stores the genome of human cells and cells from other higher life forms. Once transformed from RNA to DNA, the viral DNA can be integrated into the genome of the infected cells.
Can retrovirus infect human cells?
Retroviruses also have the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which allows it to copy RNA into DNA and use that DNA "copy" to infect human, or host, cells.
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