Answered: Which of the following allows the AIDS…

Concepts of Biology

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ISBN:9781938168116

Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Chapter17: The Immune System And Disease

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Problem 4RQ: Which statement is true? a. A virion contains DNA and RNA. b. Viruses are acellular. c. Viruses...

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Which of the following allows the AIDS virus, which contains RNA to insert viral DNA into the DNA of a host T-cells after the AIDS virus enters the cells?

o Receptor proteins located on the surface of the virus

o Reverse transcriptase, an enzyme encoded by the virus

o The phospholipids found on the envelope of the virus

o The protein that makes up the capsid of the virus

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ANSWER) AIDS is the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome which is caused by the Human immunodeficiency Virus, which results in the weakened immune system. HIV is a retro virus which encodes for Reverse transcriptase enzyme which transfers RNA into the DNA of host cell.

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