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An eazyme produced by HIV that allows the integration of HIV DNA into the host cell’s DNA is :
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- Ligase
- Integrase
- Helicase
- DNA gyrase
Correct Option: B
HIV’s enzyme for inserting the DNA version of its genome into the host cell DNA is called its “integrase”. HIV-1 integrase catalyzes the “cut-and-paste” action of clipping the host DNA and joining the proviral genome to the clipped ends. It is also produced by viruses containing double-stranded DNAs for the same purpose.
