A virus was used to alter human cells. mRNA for a gene was inserted into the virus, and the virus infected the human cells and inserted the gene into the genome of the cell. What type of virus could do this?

a. the T4 bacteriophage
b. a temperate phage
c. a retrovirus
d. all of the above


Answer: C

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