What are viruses that have rna as their genetic material?

What are viruses that have rna as their genetic material?
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Retroviruses such as the HIV virus use RNA as their genetic material.  They are able to persist by using the reverse transcriptase enzyme to transfer genetic material from RNA ------> DNA
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