The direction of genetic information transfer in a retrovirus (such as HIV) is

A. RNA to DNA to mRNA to protein.
B. RNA to mRNA to protein.
C. RNA to protein.
D. DNA to protein.
E. DNA to mRNA to protein.


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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