All of the following are true about HIV EXCEPT

A. HIV contains an enzyme called reverse transcriptase.
B. cDNA precedes double-stranded DNA.
C. HIV carries RNA as its genetic material.
D. HIV must reproduce immediately upon entering a host cell because it cannot survive a latent period.


Answer: D

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