Bacterial virus and retro virus both are/have

DNA as the genetic material

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Reverse transcriptase activity

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Intracellular obligate parasite

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Solution

The correct option is C Intracellular obligate parasite
Both bacterial viruses and retroviruses have common feature of being an intracellular obligate parasite although bacterial parasites may possess either RNA or DNA while retroviruses strictly have a RNA as the genetic material. Also, the reverse transcriptase activity is shown by retrovirus.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Intracellular obligate parasite.'

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