Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

by Black, Jacquelyn G.; Black, Laura

Published by Wiley

ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4

ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-316-4

Chapter 18 - Immune Disorders - Self Quiz - Page 583: 19

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HIV has a high mutation rate due to the imprecise operation of its Reverse transcriptase. Reverse transcriptase makes a DNA copy of the HIV RNA genome, resulting in a high mutation rate.

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