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Reverse transcriptase is the viral enzyme responsible for making a DNA copy of the RNA genome from a retrovirus. As such, it is technically known as an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase. This is opposite to the usual flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein. This allows a virus with an RNA genome to make copies of itself that can be integrated into the DNA of its host.
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∙ 11y agoReverse transcriptase is the enzyme that uses rna as template to make dna. This is part of the replication cycle o hiv.
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What enzyme is contained in retroviruses?
reverse transcriptase :)
What is the role of reverse transcriptase in hiv infection?
Reverse Transcription: Converting viral RNA into DNA
What enzyme do viruses use to produce m-RNA?
reverse transcriptase
Which is the enzyme that HIV uses to synthesize DNA on an RNA template?
This is reverse transcriptase. HIV drugs that block this part of the HIV lifecycle are called reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
What enzyme is used in reverse transcription?
reverse transcriptase
Retroviruses such as HIV contains what enzyme that enables DNA to be synthesized from rna?
by using reverse transcriptase to help produce double stranded DNA from viral RNA
Which Enzyme is capable of reverse transcription?
Rna reverse transcriptase.
Is reverse transcriptase a virus or bacteria?
Reverse transcriptaze it is a anzyme.
What does reverse transcriptase use from DNA?
Reverse transcriptase use mRNA to form DNA. mRNA
What does transcriptase use to form DNA?
Reverse transcriptase use mRNA to form DNA. mRNA
What enzyme is unique to retrovirus?
Reverse transcriptase.
Which is a unique macromolecule present in certain viruses that is a target for antiviral agents a. DNA b. RNA c. reverse transcriptase d. ribosomes?
Reverse transcriptase.
