Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Which one of the following makes use of RNA as a template to synthesise DNA?

    A)  Reverse transcriptase

    B)  DNA dependent RNA polymerase

    C)  DNA polymerase

    D)  RNA polymerase

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    In 1970, H. Temin and D. Baltimore independently discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase. This enzyme uses RNA as template for the synthesis of cDNA (Complementary DNA). RNA \[\downarrow \](Reverse transcriptase used RNA as template) CDNA


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