Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Human immunodeficiency virus \[(HIV)\] has a protein coat and a genetic material which is

    A)  single-stranded DNA

    B)  single-stranded RNA

    C)  double-stranded RNA

    D)  double-stranded DNA

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) was first reported in USA in 1981. It is caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). HIV is the member of retroviruses. Later are so named because they contain enzyme reverse transcriptase, which mediates the formation of DNA from RNA. The genetic material of HIV is single-stranded RNA.


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