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Eh, yeah they do. We have tons of base pair sequences in our DNA that we suspect came from viruses.

https://newsroom.uw.edu/news/genes-%E2%80%98fossil%E2%80%99-...



Parent specifically stated DNA viruses. From your article:

> Most of these viral genes come from retroviruses, RNA viruses that insert DNA copies of their own genes into our genomes when they infect cells. HHV-6 is unique because it is the only known human DNA herpesvirus that integrates into the human genome and can be routinely inherited.




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