Question

The process of reverse transcription was discovered by

• A. Temin and Baltimore
• B. Watson and Crick
• C. Alfred Hershey
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Temin and Baltimore

Answer 2

Temin and Baltimore (1972) discovered the process of reverse transcription. Watson and Crick proposed double helical structure of DNA. AD Hershey and $M$ Chase demonstrated that only the DNA of $T_{2}$ bacteriophage enters the host $E$. coli whereas the protein remains behind.