Question

Hiv is what type of virus that uses rna as its genetic material instead of the more usual dna?

Answer 1

Answer:

HIV is a type of retrovirus that uses RNA as its genetic material instead of DNA. When HIV infects the host it injects the genetic material that is RNA into the CD4 cells. This RNA of virus converts into DNA by an enzyme called reverse transcriptase.

After the conversion of virus RNA to DNA, this DNA enters the nucleus of the cell and replicate there with the cell's DNA. Then the DNA of the virus uses the cell's enzyme to produce viral proteins for the formation of new viral capsids and other viral components.

Then these proteins assemble to form new viral particles that infect more CD4 cells. So HIV is a type of retrovirus that uses reverse transcriptase to convert its genetic material RNA into DNA.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer will be- HIV uses RNA as its genetic material.

Explanation:

The virus is an infectious particle composed of the proteins enclosing the genetic material of the virus. The genetic material of the virus could be the DNA or RNA in either double-stranded form or single-stranded form.

The HIV which stands for Human Immuno virus represents a class of virus called retrovirus which contains the RNA as its genetic material in its single-stranded form.  This virus exhibits the reverse transcriptase enzyme to copy its RNA into DNA.

Thus, HIV uses RNA as its genetic material is the correct answer.