Multiple choice

The genus to which HIV belongs is

  1. Epsilonretrovirus

  2. Deltaretrovirus

  3. Lentivirus

  4. Alpharetrovirus
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Explanation

HIV belongs to the genus Lentivirus. They are characterised by a long incubation period. Lentiviruses can deliver a significant amount of viral RNA into the DNA of the host cell and have the unique ability among retroviruses of being able to infect non-dividing cells.

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