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What is Resistance to acyclovir is most commonly due to mutation in the viral gene that encodes a protein that and explain in detail?
Ref-KDT 6/e p768 Nucleoside/tide analogues act by conveing to NTPs. First phosphorylation step occurs inside the virus and resistance occurs if there is mutation in this gene