Partial reverse transcripts in virions from human immunodeficiency and murine leukemia viruses

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Reverse transcription of the retroviral genome is thought to start after virions enter target cells. Purified preparations of human immunodeficiency virus were found to contain virus-specific DNA, detectable by polymerase chain reaction amplification. This DNA resulted from reverse transcription in newly assembled virus particles and not from contamination by cellular DNA, because virions contained a striking...

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