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A retrovirus is a RNA based virus that uses Reverse transcriptase to convert its viral RNA to DNA that can be intergrated into the host genome. Well known viruses in this class are AIDS and HTLV.

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	A retrovirus is a RNA based virus that uses [[~~Reverse_transcriptase~~]] to convert its viral RNA to DNA that can be intergrated into the host genome. Well known viruses in this class are [[HIV/AIDS\|AIDS]] and [[HTLV]].		A retrovirus is a [[RNA\|RNA]] based [[Virus\|virus]] that uses [[Reverse transcriptase]] to convert its viral [[RNA\|RNA]] to [[DNA\|DNA]] that can be intergrated into the host [[genome\|genome]]. Well known viruses in this class are [[HIV/AIDS\|AIDS]] and [[HTLV]].