For Applications in Gene Therapy, What Is the Most Favorable

question 39

Multiple Choice

For applications in gene therapy, what is the most favorable characteristic of retroviruses?

• A) Retroviruses have an RNA genome.
• B) Retroviruses possess reverse transcriptase.
• C) DNA copies of retroviral genomes become integrated into the genome of the infected cell.
• D) Retroviruses mutate often.

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