BRAINCAKEStructure of HIV Virus
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is an enveloped RNA retrovirus.
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Key terms in this lesson
- nucleotide
- A molecule made of a pentose sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base.
- T-lymphocyte
- A type of white blood cell, matured in the thymus gland, responsible for the cell-mediated immune response.
- genome
- The complete set of genes possessed by an organism.
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