JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2007

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

    A)  Reverse transcriptase

    B)  DNA dependant 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 C-DNA (Complementary DNA). \[\underset{C-DNA}{\overset{RNA}{\mathop{\downarrow }}}\,\] Reverse trnascriptse used RNA as template


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