The retrovirus genome is made of the nucleic acid before the virus becomes a provirus, in order for that to occur the form of the genome must be converted to Solution 1) Answer: The retrovirus genome is made of the nucleic acid, RNA before the virus become a provirus; in order that to occur, single stranded form of the genome must be converted to double stranded form. Explanation: A retrovirus is a single-stranded RNA virus with a DNA intermediate and, as an obligate parasite, targets a host cell. In most viruses, DNA is transcribed into RNA, and then RNA is translated into protein. However, retroviruses function differently, as their RNA is reverse-transcribed into DNA (by an enzyme reverse transcriptase), which is integrated into the host cell\'s genome (when it becomes a provirus), and then undergoes the usual transcription and translational processes to express the genes carried by the virus. 2) Answer: Human make RNA during a process called transcription. Synthesis of RNA is usually catalyzed by an enzyme—RNA polymerase—using DNA as a template, a process known as transcription..