Question
How is the HIV virus different from most viruses such as the common cold or influenza?(1 point)
Responses
It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis.
It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis.
It attacks and destroys red blood cells in the bodies of its host organisms.
It attacks and destroys red blood cells in the bodies of its host organisms.
It has viral DNA that is transmitted through indirect contact with infected persons
It has viral DNA that is transmitted through indirect contact with infected persons
It copies the information for reproduction from RNA into DNA.
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It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis.
It attacks neurons in the nervous system and causes paralysis.
It attacks and destroys red blood cells in the bodies of its host organisms.
It attacks and destroys red blood cells in the bodies of its host organisms.
It has viral DNA that is transmitted through indirect contact with infected persons
It has viral DNA that is transmitted through indirect contact with infected persons
It copies the information for reproduction from RNA into DNA.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**It copies the information for reproduction from RNA into DNA.**
HIV is a retrovirus, which means it reverse transcribes its RNA into DNA after infecting a host cell. This is different from many other viruses, like those that cause the common cold or influenza, which typically replicate their genetic material directly without this process.
**It copies the information for reproduction from RNA into DNA.**
HIV is a retrovirus, which means it reverse transcribes its RNA into DNA after infecting a host cell. This is different from many other viruses, like those that cause the common cold or influenza, which typically replicate their genetic material directly without this process.