BIOLOGY 3FF3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: T Helper Cell, Synapomorphy, Reverse Transcriptase
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1. A mutation in the gene encoding the integrase enzyme rendersthe protein non-functional. How would the affect the HIV infectioncycle?
Formation of the provirus would bestopped. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reverse transcription would nolonger be possible. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The gp120 glycoprotein would nolonger be able to bind to the CCR5 receptor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cutting and assembling the capsid would be halted. 2. If the viral gene is AUGCCCAGG and the mRNA used to make theviral protein is UACGGGUCC, then the virus is a :
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