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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

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In 1970 H Temin and D Baltimore independently discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase. This enzyme uses RNA as template for the synthesis of cDNA (complementary DNA).
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