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HIV belongs to which group of viruses, all of which use reverse transcriptase to convert viral RNA into DNA?Multiple choice question.CoronavirusesPoxvirusesRetrovirusesHerpesviruses

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HIV belongs to which group of viruses, all of which use reverse transcriptase to convert viral RNA into DNA?Multiple choice question.CoronavirusesPoxvirusesRetrovirusesHerpesviruses

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HIV belongs to the group of Retroviruses. All viruses in this group use reverse transcriptase to convert viral RNA into DNA.

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