Although People Who Contract HIV Occasionally Experience Mild Flu-Like Symptoms

question 58

True/False

Although people who contract HIV occasionally experience mild flu-like symptoms during the initial stage of infection, many people who are infected are symptom-free for about 10 years.

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Definitions:

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where proteins are synthesized.

Codon

A sequence of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that specifies the addition of a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.

RNA Polymerases

Enzymes responsible for synthesizing RNA molecules from a DNA template, essential for the process of transcription.

Transcription

The method in which a portion of DNA is transcribed into RNA by the action of the enzyme RNA polymerase.