These enzymes have a high error rate, which aid in rapid mutation and drug evasion. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these enzymes, one form of which has two subunits p51 and p66. The drug AZT inhibits one of these enzymes.
ANSWER: reverse transcriptases [or RT]
[10e] A reverse transcriptase is one of the key proteins encoded by this retrovirus that infects immune cells. Infection by this virus can eventually lead to AIDS.
ANSWER: HIV [or human immunodeficiency virus]
[10h] This is the first gene found in HIV following the 5-prime LTR, and produces a structural protein. This gene encodes the MA protein and is found upstream of pol and env.
ANSWER: gag [or group-specific antigen]
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