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What is the function of reverse transcriptase?
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: B) synthesis of DNA from an RNA template         
         
Explanation: A reverse transcriptase (RT) is an enzyme used to generate complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template by a process called Reverse Transcription.
In brief its function is that copies all or part of the virus RNA (retroviruses are RNA-only) as DNA which can then be integrated into the DNA of the host organism.
       
      
      
      
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