Retrovirus
Retrovirus explained in an easy to understand way:
Imagine you're trying to understand a foreign language, but you only have a dictionary that translates it into your native tongue. This is similar to how a retrovirus operates, as it carries its genetic information in RNA and needs to convert it into DNA to be understood and used by the host cell. Just like using a dictionary to translate foreign words into your language to make sense of them, a retrovirus uses an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to translate its RNA into DNA, which the host cell can then integrate and replicate, thus perpetuating the virus.
Practice Version
Retrovirus: An RNA virus that uses reverse transcriptase to make DNA in a host cell. Retrovirus. A retrovirus is a type of virus that inserts its genetic material into the DNA of the host cell to replicate.