Following infection of a white blood cells by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), viral reverse transcriptase

produces a ____ copy of its RNA genome.



a. single stranded DNA
b. double stranded DNA
c. single stranded RNA
d. double stranded RNA
e. backwards DNA


ANSWER: b

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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