Question

The enzyme synthesises the complementary DNA strand of the desired gene from its mRNA is?

A DNA polymerase Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Reverse transcriptase Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Pol I Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Protease Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E DNase Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Reverse transcriptase (RT) is a DNA polymerase enzyme that converts single-stranded RNA to DNA. It is also known as RNA-dependent DNA polymerase. After the RNA has been reverse transcribed into single-strand DNA in the first stage, this enzyme can create a double helix DNA.

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