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In some viruses the flow of information is in reverse direction, that is, from RNA to DNA. Can you suggest a simple name to the process?

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In viruses like retrovirus, the genetic information is carried from RNA to DNA. RNA gets converted to DNA through an enzyme called reverse transcriptase and the process is called reverse transcription.

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