The enormous genetic diversity of HIV has made it especially difficult to create a vaccine against the virus. We can attribute this genetic diversity to

A. mutation hotspots in the hemagglutinin (H) molecule.
B. the high error rate of reverse transcriptase.
C. the high sensitivity of the virus to UV radiation.
D. mutation hotspots in the CD4+ molecule.


Answer: B

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