HIV is a human retrovirus that integrates into the host cell's genome and will eventually replicate, produce viral proteins, and ultimately escape from the host cell.Which of the following proteins is not encoded in the HIV genome?

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HIV is a retrovirus which uses reverse transcriptase enzyme to convert its RNA genome into DNA in the host cell's cytoplasm. This DNA is then integrated into host cell's genome with the help of another HIV protein called integrase. HIV has an envelope protein that surrounds the viral particle and helps it to enter host cells. The capsid protein is responsible for enclosing the viral genome. However, RNA polymerase is not encoded in the HIV genome.

HIV Is a Human Retrovirus That Integrates into the Host