HIV

• HIV: human immunodeficiency virus, a retrovirus which causes AIDS
• AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome, caused by the HIV virus
• HIV replicates by inserting its DNA into the host cell's DNA.
• The viral RNA is reverse transcribed to make proviral DNA that integrates into the host genome.
• phosphodiester bond is a covalent bond between a phosphate group and a deoxyribose sugar