The enzymes integrase, protease, and reverse transcriptase are found in which virus?
Correct answer: D. Human immunodeficiency virus
- A. Hepatitis A virus
- B. Herpes virus
- C. Influenza virus
- D. Human immunodeficiency virus
Explanation
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, and it contains integrase, protease, and reverse transcriptase enzymes. Integrase helps integrate viral DNA into the host cell genome, protease cleaves viral polyproteins to produce functional viral proteins, and reverse transcriptase synthesizes DNA from the viral RNA genome.
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