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Question

Retroviruses are implicated as a cause for cancer in humans because they

Options

A.carry gene for reverse transcriptase
B.may carry cellular protooncogenes in their genome
C.may carry v-oncogenes in their genome
D.carry single stranded RNA as their genetic material

Solution

Retroviruses are implicated as a cause of cancer in humans because they may carry cellular proto-oncogenes in their genome, when these proto-oncogenes gets converted into oncogenes due to some physical, chemical or biological agents they cause cancer.

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