If the HIV virus contains RNA, how does it get its genetic information into the cell’s genome?
A. It uses a Reverse Transcriptase to make a DNA copy of its RNA, which then bonds into the host genome.
B. Most cells already use RNA as their genetic information so it bonds right into the existing genome.
C. The RNA is similar enough to the DNA of the host that it can bond into the genome long enough to get replicated.
D. It is not able to, which is why it uses the cell’s Polymerase machinery to replicate itself outside the genome.