Hiv is a virus that contains rna

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HIV is a virus that contains RNA. To insert its geneticmaterial into the cell's genome, HIV must:

a. Use the cell's ribosomes and enzymes to read the RNAbackward to produce DNA
b. Do nothing; the virus RNA will insert itself into thecell's DNA without changing
c. Use an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to convert thevirus RNA into DNA, which is then integrated into the cell's chromosome
d. None of the aboce answers is correct

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