Question

Shortly after the viral capsid enters the cell, an enzyme called reverse transcriptase liberates the positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome from the attached viral proteins and copies it into a complementary DNA (cDNA) molecule. True or false?

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

In Retrovirus such as HIV, when the virus enters the host's cell it releases enzyme reverse Transcriptase which generates a complementary DNA(cDNA) by the process called Reverse transcription.

By this process the positive single stranded RNA genome is liberated into a cDNA molecule.

Since the process of reverse transcription is prone to errors, it can cause mutation that lead to drug resistance or enable the virus evade the body's immune system.