The genetic material in a retrovirus is:

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Retroviruses (e.g., HIV) possess two copies of single-stranded RNA and the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which transcribes the RNA into DNA upon infection. This DNA integrates into the host genome. Other viruses may have dsDNA, ssDNA, or dsRNA, but the defining feature of retroviruses is the RNA genome and reverse transcription.

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