Which of the following statements is not true for retroviruses?

Retroviruses carry gene for RNA dependent DNA polymerase

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The genetic material in mature retroviruses is RNA

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Retroviruses are causative agents for certain kinds of cancer in man

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DNA is not present at any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses

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The correct option is D DNA is not present at any stage in the life cycle of retroviruses
A retrovirus is an RNA virus that is duplicated in a host cell using the reverse transcriptase enzyme to produce DNA from its RNA genome.

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