HIV has a high rate of mutation because
A)HIV reverse transcriptase is likely to make errors when transcribing viral RNA into DNA.
B)HIV has RNA instead of DNA.
C)HIV infects T cells in the human immune system,allowing the virus to respond directly to changes in the immune system.
D)HIV can only replicate in a host cell.
E)HIV is a bacteria and they have a higher expected rate of mutation.

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HIV has a high rate of mutation because its reverse transcriptase enzyme is prone to errors while making copies of the viral RNA into DNA during replication. This leads to frequent mutations and genetic diversity within the virus population.

HIV Has a High Rate of Mutation Because