In the Case Where Phylogenetic Analysis of HIV Was Used

question 86

Multiple Choice

In the case where phylogenetic analysis of HIV was used to convict a physician of purposely injecting blood from his HIV-positive patient into his former girlfriend, which would be evidence that would most likely exonerate the physician?

• A) The victim's HIV sequences were a subset of the patient's HIV sequences.
• B) The victim's HIV sequences formed a clade.
• C) The victim's HIV sequences were a subset of sequences from another HIV-positive individual from the community.
• D) The patient's HIV sequences were a subset of sequences from another HIV-positive individual from the community.
• E) The patient's HIV sequences were sister to the victim's sequences.

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