HIV virus has :
Correct Answer: Single stranded RNA
Description: Classification of HIV ( = HTLV III)
Family – Retroviridae
Subfamily – Lentivirus
Genome – SS RNA positive sense.
• Virion contain lipoprotein envelope and nucleocapsid is icosahedral in shape.
• Characteristic feature of retrovirus is presence of reverse transcriptase enzyme.
– Viral RNA is transcribed by this enzyme first into SS DNA then to ds DNA which gets integrated with host cell.
– Thus in contrast to central dogma flow of information is RNA → DNA → RNA
Category:
Medicine
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now