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These organisms have no DNA

Fact - Retroviruses have no DNA. Instead, they have RNA as the genetic material
Pic Credits: © 2010 Tom Thai | Model of a Virus | CC BY-SA | Modified

Not all “living” organisms have DNA. Some viruses, if we were to consider them living, have RNA as the genetic material. A well-known example is the HIV.

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