Which of the Following Primers for Nucleic Acid Replication Is

Question

Which of the following primers for nucleic acid replication is linked to the appropriate virus?
A) M2 and poliovirus
B) host caps and poliovirus
C) VPg and influenza virus
D) virus tRNA and herpes virus
E) host tRNA and HIV

Accepted Answer

HIV uses host tRNA as a primer for reverse transcription. This is a unique feature of retroviruses, where the viral reverse transcriptase enzyme uses a host tRNA that is annealed to a specific site on the viral RNA genome to initiate DNA synthesis.