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LuckyWell [14K]
3 years ago
8

Why is HIV called a retrovirus?

Biology
2 answers:
Afina-wow [57]3 years ago
7 0
Because of reverse transcriptase.It can only replicate with living cells
Cloud [144]3 years ago
3 0
Because the RNA genome transcribes or copies back into the DNA in the host cell.
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