important EQS that come up often

Question 1

Describe how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is replicated once inside helper T cells (TH cells). (4)

Answer 1

M1) RNA converted into DNA using reverse transcriptase
M2) DNA inserted into chromosome of helper T cell;
M3) DNA is transcribed into HIV mRNA;
M4) HIV mRNA is then translated into (new) HIV/viral proteins (for assembly into viral particles)