Submitted by emelrad12 t3_zhujsn in askscience
-Metacelsus- t1_izs2o8x wrote
Reply to comment by the_master_command3r in How did viral DNA become part of the human genome? by emelrad12
> where it is slipped inside a chromosome.
To expand upon this point, the retroviruses also have an enzyme called integrase that inserts their DNA into the host genome. Integrase inhibitors are a class of anti-HIV drugs.
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