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answer to Question 3 A. it is a characteristic of viruses
No. Viruses replicate much
faster than animals and so have a higher rate of
mutation, but HIV has a high rate of mutation compared to
other viruses.
This is because HIV has a
high replication rate, which increases the chance of
mistakes occurring, and also because reverse
transcriptase, the enzyme which copies the virus
RNA, is inefficient and makes many mistakes. So the
correct answer is C.
For more information, why
not read the following sections:
HIV Lifecycle
Mutations
& Resistance in HIV
Question 4
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