Like Retroviruses, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)uses a Reverse Transcription Step

question 18

Multiple Choice

Like retroviruses, hepatitis B virus (HBV) uses a reverse transcription step.Which of the following distinguishes HBV from the retroviruses?

• A) HBV has an enveloped virion.
• B) HBV packages a DNA genome in the virion.
• C) HBV packages reverse transcriptase enzyme in the virion.
• D) HBV fuses its envelope with the cellular plasma membrane.
• E) All of the above distinguish HBV from retroviruses.

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Definitions:

Exponential Distributions

A type of continuous probability distribution that is often used to model the time between independent events that happen at a constant average rate.

Uniform Probability Distribution

A continuous probability distribution for which the probability that the random variable will assume a value in any interval is the same for each interval of equal length.

Continuous Random Variable

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Probability Density Function

A function that describes the relative likelihood for a continuous random variable to occur at a point in the observation space.