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Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative HIV?

  1. A
    HIV does not escape but attacks the acquired immune response.
  2. B
    HIV is enveloped virus containing one molecule of single-stranded RNA and one molecule of reverse transcriptase.
  3. C
    HIV is enveloped virus that contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase.
  4. D
    HIV is unenveloped retrovirus.

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Getty ImagesHIV is an enveloped retrovirus. Its core contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase.

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Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative HIV?
A
HIV does not escape but attacks the acquired immune response.
B
HIV is enveloped virus containing one molecule of single-stranded RNA and one molecule of reverse transcriptase.
C
HIV is enveloped virus that contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase.
D
HIV is unenveloped retrovirus.

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