Q918
Reverse transcriptase is
A.
DNA dependent DNA polymerase
B.
DNA dependent RNA polymerase
AnswerC.
RNA dependent DNA polymerase
D.
RNA dependent RNA polymerase
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Reverse transcriptase is DNA-dependent RNA polymerase.Reverse transcriptase (RT), also known as RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, is a DNA polymerase enzyme that transcribes single-stranded RNA into DNA.
This enzyme can synthesize a double helix DNA once the RNA has been reverse-transcribed in the first step into a single-strand DNA.