Question
How is the HIV virus different than most viruses such as influenza or the common cold?(1 point).
Responses
It attacks and kills red blood cells in the bodies of its hosts organisms
It attacks and kills red blood cells in the bodies of its hosts organisms
It copies the information for reproduction from RNA to DNA
It copies the information for reproduction from RNA to DNA
It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis
It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis
It has viral DNA that is transmitted thru indirect contact with infected persons
Responses
It attacks and kills red blood cells in the bodies of its hosts organisms
It attacks and kills red blood cells in the bodies of its hosts organisms
It copies the information for reproduction from RNA to DNA
It copies the information for reproduction from RNA to DNA
It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis
It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis
It has viral DNA that is transmitted thru indirect contact with infected persons
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**It copies the information for reproduction from RNA to DNA.**
HIV is a retrovirus, meaning it has RNA as its genetic material and relies on the enzyme reverse transcriptase to convert its RNA into DNA once it infects a host cell. This is different from most other viruses, like influenza and the common cold, which typically have RNA or DNA but do not reverse transcribe their genome in this way.
**It copies the information for reproduction from RNA to DNA.**
HIV is a retrovirus, meaning it has RNA as its genetic material and relies on the enzyme reverse transcriptase to convert its RNA into DNA once it infects a host cell. This is different from most other viruses, like influenza and the common cold, which typically have RNA or DNA but do not reverse transcribe their genome in this way.