Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The role of Vpr protein in the integration of HIV DNA(human immunodeficiency virus deoxyribonucleic acid).

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Host recognizes viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) by the tRNA(transfer RNA), which binds on virus primary binding site (PBS). For DNA synthesis 3’end of tRNA acts as a primer. Synthesis of DNA first starts from the 5’ repeats and the unique sequence at 5’ end with the help of reverse trancriptase.

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