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For adsorption, viruses use
Answer: A
Correct answer: Specific receptors
Adsorption is the first step of infection: a protein on the virus surface binds a specific receptor molecule on the host cell. Which receptor a virus recognises is what determines its host range and its tissue tropism - HIV binds CD4, so it infects helper T cells.
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