How can retroviruses be used efficiently in biotechnology in spite being disease causing ?
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Retroviruses are single stranded RNA viruses, which replicate inside the host cell by a process of reverse transcription. They have the ability to infect many animal cells including human cells. For example, HIV viruses.
In biotechnology, they are used as natural vectors to deliver the desired gene in the host cell inspite of their disease causing ability. They are modified into a cloning vectors by removing the genes responsible for pathogenicity and inserting desired genes. Thus, they play important role in gene therapy to correct the abnormal gene in desired cell.
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Please find below the solution to the asked query
Retroviruses are single stranded RNA viruses, which replicate inside the host cell by a process of reverse transcription. They have the ability to infect many animal cells including human cells. For example, HIV viruses.
In biotechnology, they are used as natural vectors to deliver the desired gene in the host cell inspite of their disease causing ability. They are modified into a cloning vectors by removing the genes responsible for pathogenicity and inserting desired genes. Thus, they play important role in gene therapy to correct the abnormal gene in desired cell.
Hope this information will clear your doubts about the retroviruses.
If you have any more doubts just ask here on the forum and our experts will try to help you out as soon as possible.
Regards