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Life CycleAudio (En español)

Also known as: Replication Cycle

The sequence of events required for HIV to replicate. There are seven steps in the HIV life cycle: 1) fusion; 2) reverse transcription; 3) integration; 4) transcription; 5) translation; 6) budding; 7) maturation.