Question
Biology Question on Applications of Biotechnology
C−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.