Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.
-Which of the following is not true of HIV?
A) It changes its surface proteins frequently.
B) It inserts a copy of viral DNA into the nucleus of infected cells.
C) New viruses are assembled in the nucleus of infected cells.
D) When it buds off from an infected cell, it surrounds itself with part of the infected cell's membrane.

Question

Refer to the figure above and then answer the questions that follow.
-Which of the following is not true of HIV?
A) It changes its surface proteins frequently. 
B) It inserts a copy of viral DNA into the nucleus of infected cells. 
C) New viruses are assembled in the nucleus of infected cells. 
D) When it buds off from an infected cell, it surrounds itself with part of the infected cell's membrane.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

HIV assembles new viruses at the cell membrane, not in the nucleus. The process involves the assembly of viral components at the host cell's membrane, where new viral particles bud off, incorporating part of the cell's membrane as their own envelope.

Refer to the Figure Above and Then Answer the Questions