Which of the following lists the steps of HIV replication in the correct order?

Answer 1

HIV binds with the CD4 protein on the surface of the T4 lymphocyte.

The HIV fuses with the T4 lymphocyte.

Viral RNA (ribonucleic acid) and reverse transcriptase enter the target cell.

Reverse transcriptase produces viral DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) from the viral RNA.

Viral DNA enters the target cell's nucleus and splices into the target cell's DNA.

The target cell uses the information on the viral DNA and produces the pieces needed for building copies of HIV.

The pieces are assembled into new copies of HIV. This process uses an enzyme called protease.

Copies of HIV are released from the target cell in a process called budding.

Answer 2

1. Attachment: HIV binds to host cell receptor.
2. Entry: HIV enters host cell.
3. Reverse transcription: Viral RNA is converted into DNA by reverse transcriptase.
4. Integration: Viral DNA is integrated into host cell DNA.
5. Transcription: Viral DNA is transcribed into RNA.
6. Translation: Viral RNA is translated into viral proteins.
7. Assembly: New viral particles are assembled.
8. Budding: Newly formed viruses bud off from host cell.