Go throughly the following statement regarding retroviruses. Which one is not correct?

The genetic material in retroviruses is RNA.

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These viruses carry gene for RNA dependent DNA polymerase.

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They are causative agents for certain kinds of cancer in human.

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DNA is not found in any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses.

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Solution

The correct option is D DNA is not found in any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses.
Retroviruses are so named because they contain an enzyme, reverse transcriptase or RNA dependent DNA polymerase. RNA is genetic material in these viruses, e.g., Rous sarcoma virus. In such viruses, DNA is formed from RNA by the process of reverse transcription.

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