8. What is the basic structure
of the HIV virus? What is the
function of the glycoproteins
of its envelope?

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HIV is an virus. In its there
are two of RNA and
transcriptase molecules. The is
covered by capsid, a layer proteins.
The capsid is covered by
envelope having glycoproteins
lipids.

The glycoproteins the HIV envelope
located on the surface of the
and they are for the
recognition cells to be
(the HIV host is the CD4
) and for the of the
virus the cell membrane. ( is a
receptor of the outer
of some lymphocytes).