Which of the Following is True of a Retrovirus, but NOT

Question

Which of the following is true of a retrovirus, but NOT of the Alu retrotransposon?
A)It requires cellular enzymes to make copies.
B)It can be inserted into the genome.
C)It can be excised and moved to a new location in the genome.
D)It encodes its own reverse transcriptase.

Accepted Answer

Retroviruses encode their own reverse transcriptase enzyme, while retrotransposons like Alu do not. All the other options listed are true of both retroviruses and retrotransposons.