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Biology Question on Applications of Biotechnology

CDNAC-DNA probes are copied from the messenger RNA molecules with the help of

A

Restriction enzymes

B

Reverse transcriptase

C

DNA polymerase

D

Adenosine deaminase

Answer

Reverse transcriptase

Explanation

Solution

Reverse transcriptase is a DNA polymerase of retroviruses, synthesizing complementary single stranded DNA (C-DNA) on a single stranded RNA template.