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Retrovirus do not follow central dogma. Comment.

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asked Dec 7, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 60 ● 409 ● 932

Retrovirus do not follow central dogma. Comment.

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answered Jan 27, 2018 by Prabhat shukla (704 points) ● 6
selected Jan 28, 2018 by Annu Priya
 
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because  they use RNA to make DNA 

They use reverse transcriptase and use the RNA to make DNA much the way in normal living things RNA would be used to make DNA.

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answered Jan 28, 2018 by Annu Priya (18,055 points) ● 24 ● 45 ● 82

Retrovirus do not follow central dogma because their genetic material is not DNA.  Instead they have RNA that is converted to DNA by the process called reverse transcription or Teminism with the help of enzyme reverse transcriptase.

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