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 roleof human immunodeficiency virus protease in the maturation of human immunodeficiency virus.

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus which belongs to the genusLentivirus. This family of virus comes under the family retroviradae. HIV infection leads toAIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). AIDSrefers to the spectrum of diseases in which many diseasesoccur due to a weak immune system. HIV virus directlyaffects the immune system of the individual.

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