Explain why HIV-infected individuals develop resistance more quickly to protease inhibitors than to inhibitors of reverse transcriptase

What will be an ideal response?


Resistance to protease inhibitors can result from as little as one mutation in the HIV protease gene. Resistance to reverse transcriptase inhibitors, however, requires the accumulated effects of three or four mutations in the reverse transcriptase gene, which takes longer to acquire.

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A) lateral B) medial C) proximal D) anterior

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One strategy behind behavior management techniques for changing eating and activity patterns is ________—that is, detecting and responding to environmental cues associated with unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity.

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

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The key factor in determining attraction in a relationship is __________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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What is one of the most important reasons why the Results section of a primary academic reference must provide a comprehensive description of the results from all of the statistical analyses that were performed?

a. The Results section must be the same length as all of the other sections of the article. b. The primary academic reference will not get published unless the Results section is comprehensive. c. The results from a research study may be used in review articles known as meta-analyses. d. The Results section is the only part of the research article where the author(s) presents the results from their statistical analyses.

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