alleryThe active form of AIDS causing virus HIV is a
APrion, a proteinaceous infectious agent
BDNA virus with linear DNA genome
CRNA retrovirus with reverse transcriptase
DBacteriophage that infects bacteria
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. RNA retrovirus with reverse transcriptase
1. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) causes AIDS.
2. It is a retrovirus with an RNA genome and reverse transcriptase enzyme.
3. Reverse transcriptase makes a DNA copy of viral RNA in the host cell.
4. The DNA integrates into the host genome and produces new HIV virions.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 7 "Human Health and Disease", §7.3_
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