Q. Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV?
A) HIV is enveloped virus containing one molecule of single-stranded RNA and one molecule of reverse transcriptase
B) HIV is enveloped virus that contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase
C) HIV is unenveloped virus
D) HIV does not escape but attacks the acquired immune response
Explanation
[Solution] HIV is enveloped, with two copies of ssRNA and reverse transcriptase molecules. Answer (2).
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