Retroviruses mutate relatively rapidly. what is one of the reasons?

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Retroviruses store their genetic information in molecules of ribonucleic acid (RNA). However, unlike other RNA viruses, retroviruses use RNA as a <span>template </span>for forming deoxyribonucleic acid. <span>Viral genetic replication, especially in the case of retroviruses, have few, if any, error-checking mechanisms, which results in a high rate of mutation.</span>

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