Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding HIV is INCORECT?

  1. HIV is a complex RNA virus.

  2. The lipid bilayer is studded with a number of host-cell lipids and proteins.

  3. HIV has a characteristic dense, cone-shaped nucleocapsid.

  4. HIV has genes whose products contribute to the complex regulation and replication of the virus.

  5. RNase H, integrase and protease are the major HIV enzymes.
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Explanation

The lipid bilayer of HIV is  studded with a number of host-cell proteins only during the budding process.

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