Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV ?

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HIV is unenveloped retrovirus.

HIV does not escape but attacks the aquired immune response.

HIV is enveloped virus containing one molecule of single-stranded RNA and one molecule of reverse transcriptase.

HIV is enveloped virus that contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase.

answer is D.

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AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which interferes with the body's capacity to resist infection.
The virus's structure is such that it is surrounded by a viral envelope (which comprises of a bilipid layer and proteins) that contains two identical single-stranded RNA molecules and two molecules of reverse transcriptase. The reverse transcriptase enzyme uses viral RNA as a template to create viral DNA inside the host.

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