Multiple choice

How many genes does HIV viral genome code for?

  1. 19 or 20

  2. 7 or 8

  3. 9 or 10

  4. 3 or 4
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Explanation

Positive single-stranded RNA codes for the virus's nine genes. They are gag, pol and env, tat, rev, nef, vif, vpr, vpu, and sometimes a tenth tev, which is a fusion of tat env and rev.

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