2. Which type of virus is the
HIV? What is the enzyme
reverse transcriptase present
in HIV?

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HIV is a retrovirus, .e., an RNA viral (its
material is RNA and DNA).

Reverse transcriptase is specific
enzyme of the responsible for
the transcription the viral RNA into
within the infected (host) . This
DNA then commands production of
viral proteins the viral replication.