Question
Biology Question on the molecular basis of inheritance
'C DNA' is a
A
cytoplasmic DNA of mitochondria
B
complementary DNA produced from template DNA
C
complementary ss DNA produced from template mRNA
D
short segment of DNA present in cytoplasm
Answer
complementary ss DNA produced from template mRNA
Explanation
Solution
cDNA or complementary DNA is synthesized over mRNA template in reactions catalysed by RNA dependent DNA polymerase called reverse transcriptase, and the process is called reverse transcription.