Question

A virus that, upon infection of a host cell, makes a DNA copy of its RNA and inserts that piece of DNA into the cell’s genome is called a(n)

A. prophage.
B. bacteriophage.
C. endospore.
D. retrovirus

Answer 1

D. Retrovirus

Step-by-step explanation:

A retrovirus is a virus that uses RNA as its genomic material. Upon infection with a retrovirus, a cell converts the RNA into DNA, which in turn is inserted into the DNA of the host cell.