HIV has which of the following characteristics? a) it is a retrovirus meaning th

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HIV has which of the following characteristics?

a) it is a retrovirus meaning that it reverses the order of protein in that the virus affects the DNA in the cell to make the protein

b) it has an enzyme called reverse transciptase which causes the DNA to reverse the nucleotide sequence in messenger RNA

c) it is an anti-retrovirus meaning that it attacks the DNA causing the development of new HIV particles

d) it has a short incubation period which means that the symtoms show up also immediately after infection

Explanation / Answer

The options A and B refer to the HIV characteristics. HIV is a retrovirus and not anti-retrovirus. The incubation period of HIV varies from person to person.

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