The retrovirus HIV enters a host cell
A) by fusion of its envelope with the host's plasma membrane.
B) by endocytosis.
C) by vectors.
D) through cytoplasmic connections between cells (plasmodesmata).
E) by phagocytosis.

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HIV enters a host cell by fusion of its envelope with the host's plasma membrane, specifically with CD4 receptors and coreceptors on the surface of target cells. This allows for the viral capsid to enter the cell and the reverse transcription of viral RNA into DNA to occur.

The Retrovirus HIV Enters a Host Cell