BIOLOGY CONNECT ACCESS CARD 1-SEMESTER
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ISBN: 9781264019090
Author: Raven
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 26, Problem 5U
Why is a drug that blocks HIV binding to one of its cell surface receptors not effective at treating influenza?
- a. HIV and influenza viruses have different receptors to which they bind.
- b. HIV and influenza viruses use different types of genetic material.
- c. The mechanism for genome replication in HIV and in influenza viruses is different.
- d. HIV causes a chronic infection; influenza causes an acute infection.
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