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AZT is a drug that is commonly used to fight HIV infection. The active component of AZT is a nitrogenous base that mimics thymine. Normal nucleotides CANNOT covalently bond to the thymine mimic. HIV's reverse transcriptase enzyme will use the thymine mimic instead of using thymine, whereas our DNA polymerase will not make this mistake. What is the most likely explanation for how AZT prevents HIV replication

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