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When RNA's base sequence is used to determine the base sequence of a new strand of DNA, that is called reverse transcription.

This is because the process is the reverse of transcription, which involves copying the base sequence of DNA to form RNA, including messenger RNA (mRNA).

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>gi|13448939:144035-147343 Shigella flexneri virulence plasmid pWR501, complete sequenceATGAATCAAATTCACAAATTTTTTTGTAATATGACCCAATGTTCACAGGGGGGGGCCGGAGAATTACCTACGGTAAAGGAAAAAACATGCAAATTGTCTTTTTCTCCTTTTGTTGTTGGTGCATCCCTGTTGCTCGGGGGGCCAATAGCTTTTGCTACTCCTCTTTCGGGTACTCAAGAACTTCATTTTTCAGAGGACAATTATGAAAAATTATTAACACCTGTTGATGGACTTTCTCCCTTGGGAGCTGGTGAAGATGGAATGGATGCGTGGTATATAACTTCTTCCAACCCCTCTCATGCATCTAGAACTAAGCTACGGATTAACTCTGATATTATGATTAGCGCAGGTCATGGTGGTGCTGGTGATAATAATGATGGTAATAGTTGTGGCGGTAATGGTGGTGACTCTATTACCGGATCTGACTTGTCTATAATCAATCAAGGCATGATTCTTGGTGGTAGCGGCGGTAGCGGTGCTGACCATAACGGTGATGGTGGTGAGGCTGTTACAGGAGACAATCTGTTTATAATAAATGGAGAAATTATTTCAGGTGGACATGGTGGCGATAGTTATAGTGATAGTGATGGGGGGAATGGAGGTGATGCCGTCACAGGAGTCAATCTACCCATAATCAACAAAGGGACTATTTCCGGTGGTAATGGAGGTAACAATTATGGTGAGGGTGATGGCGGTAATGGAGGTGATGCCATCACAGGAAGCAGCCTCTCTGTAATCAATAAGGGCACGTTCGCTGGAGGCAACGGAGGTGCTGCTTACGGTTATGGTTATGATGGCTACGGTGGTAATGCTATCACAGGAGATAACCTGTCTGTAATCAACAATGGAGCTATTTTAGGCGGTAATGGTGGACATTGGGGGGATGCTATAAATGGTAGCAATATGACCATTGCTAATAGCGGATATATAATTTCAGGTAAAGAAGATGATGGAACACAAAATGTAGCAGGTAATGCTATCCACATCACTGGTGGAAACAATTCATTAATACTCCATGAAGGTTCTGTCATTACTGGTGATGTACAGGTTAACAATTCATCCATTCTGAAAATTATCAACAATGATTACACTGGGACCACACCAACTATTGAAGGTGATTTATGTGCTGGTGATTGTACAACTGTTTCACTATCAGGTAACAAATTCACTGTTTCAGGTGACGTTTCTTTTGGTGAGAACAGTTCTTTAAATTTAGCTGGAATCAGTAGTCTGGAAGCTTCTGGAAATATGTCATTTGGCAACAATGTAAAAGTGGAGGCTATTATAAATAACTGGGCGCAGAAGGACTATAAACTGCTAAGTGCAGATAAAGGGATAACAGGTTTCAGTGTTTCTAATATATCTATCATCAATCCGTTACTCACTACTGGTGCTATTGACTATACAAAAAGCTATATCAGTGACCAGAATAAATTGATCTACGGTTTGAGCTGGAATGATACAGATGGCGACAGTCATGGAGAGTTCAATCTGAAAGAAAACGCTGAACTTACTGTTAGTACTATTCTGGCAGATAATCTCAGCCATCATAATATAAATAGCTGGGACGGAAAATCCCTAACAAAATCAGGGGAGGGAACTCTCATTTTGGCGGAAAAAAATACCTACTCTGGTTTCACCAACATCAATGCAGGCATTCTAAAAATGGGGACAGTTGAAGCTATGACACGTACCGCTGGTGTTATTGTTAATAAAGGTGCTACCTTGAATTTTTCAGGCATGAACCAAACTGTTAACACTTTATTAAATAGTGGGACTGTGCTAATCAATAATATTAATGCCCCTTTTTTGCCTGACCCCGTCATTGTCACAGGTAACATGACTCTGGAGAAAAACGGTCATGTTATTCTCAATAATAGTTCGTCAAATGTCGGTCAGACCTATGTTCAGAAAGGTAATTGGCATGGAAAGGGCGGAATATTATCTTTGGGCGCGGTTCTCGGCAATGACAACAGTAAAACTGACCGGCTGGAAATTGCAGGCCATGCGTCTGGTATTACCTATGTTGCAGTGACAAATGAGGGAGGCTCTGGAGATAAAACTCTTGAAGGTGTTCAAATTATTTCGACAGATTCTTCTGATAAGAATGCTTTTATTCAGAAAGGCCGTATTGTTGCTGGTAGTTATGACTATCGCCTGAAACAGGGCACTGCATCTGGACTGAATACCAATAAGTGGTATCTAACTAGTCAGATGGATAATCAAGAATCAAAACAGATGAGCAATCAAGAGTCTACTCAAATGAGTAGTCGCCGAGCTAGTTCACAGCTTGTATCTTCACTTAATTTGGGTGAAGGTAGTATTCACACATGGCGCCCTGAAGCTGGCAGTTATATTGCTAACCTGATAGCAATGAACACGATGTTTAGTCCTTCTCTCTATGACCGACACGGTAGCACTATTGTTGATCCTACTACAGGTCAGCTCAGCGAAACCACCATGTGGATTCGTACTGTTGGTGGACATAATGAGCATAATTTAGCTGATAGACAATTAAAAACCACAGCTAACAGGATGGTTTATCAGATTGGTGGAGATATTTTGAAGACAAACTTCACTGATCATGATGGCTTGCATGTGGGTATTATGGGAGCTTATGGATATCAGGATAGCAAAACTCATAATAAGTATACTAGTTATAGTTCACGAGGAACTGTGAGCGGTTATACTGCCGGTTTGTACAGTTCTTGGTTTCAGGATGAAAAAGAACGAACAGGTCTATATATGGATGCTTGGTTGCAGTACAGTTGGTTTAATAATACAGTCAAAGGAGATGGGTTAACTGGTGAGAAATATTCCAGCAAAGGAATAACAGGAGCTTTGGAAGCTGGCTATATCTACCCAACCATACGCTGGACTGCTCATAATAATATTGACAACGCATTGTATCTCAATCCACAAGTCCAGATAACTAGGCATGGGGTAAAAGCAAACGACTATATTGAACACAATGGCACTATGGTCACATCCTCTGGGGGCAATAATATTCAAGCAAAATTGGGATTGCGTACATCCTTAATTAGTCAGAGTTGTATCGATAAGGAGACTCTTCGTAAGTTCGAACCATTTTTGGAAGTGAATTGGAAATGGAGCTCAAAGCAATATGGTGTAATTATGAATGGCATGTCAAATCACCAGATAGGCAACCGTAATGTGATTGAACTCAAAACTGGTGTGGGGGGGCGTCTTGCAGATAACCTAAGCATCTGGGGAAACGTATCTCAGCAATTGGGTAATAACAGTTACAGAGACACCCAAGGTATTTTGGGTGTGAAATATACCTTCTGA


What is the process of making RNA from DNA called?

The process that involves the transcribing of genetic information from DNA to RNA is called Transcription.


What enzyme transcribes DNA?

The enzyme that transcribes the DNA into RNA is called RNA polymerase.


What is the process of forming RNA from DNA called?

If the RNA is messenger RNA (mRNA), the process is called transcription.There are other types of RNA that are synthesized using DNA as a template, such as transfer RNA (tRNA) and ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Unlike mRNA, these are gene products, and the term "transcription" is not used when they are made.


Why rna primer is used instead of dna primer?

There are basically two types of enzymes that can bind to DNA and copy it. The DNA polymerase and the RNA polymerase. The RNA polymerase, which copies DNA into RNA, will only bind to single stranded DNA, in other words areas of the DNA where the nitrogen bases holding the two strands of nucleotide units together have been separated. On the other hand the DNA polymerase that copies DNA into DNA will only bind to DNA that is double stranded. So in lies the dilemma. To make a copy of the DNA the DNA polymerase is use, but it will not bind to single stranded DNA so there is no way to make a DNA primer using aDNA polymerase, but the RNA polymerase will bind to single stranded DNA and there for can be used to make a small RNA primer on the open strands of DNA. Now the DNA polymerase has place that is double stranded and can attach and start copying the DNA.

Related Questions

What is it called when a DNA copies itself?

DNA replication


Which types of RNA copies DNA's instructions In the nucleus?

Messenger RNA (mRNA) copies DNA's instructions in the nucleus.


What types of RNA copies DNA?

The type of RNA that copies DNA is known as the messenger RNA or mRNA. There are other types of RNA these include the transfer RNA (tRNA), and the ribosomal (rRNA).


RNA that coppies the coded message in DNA?

The Messenger RNA, is an RNA that copies the coded message from DNA.


Messenger RNA copies a code from what?

it copies a code from the DNA


How do you convert DNA to RNA?

>gi|13448939:144035-147343 Shigella flexneri virulence plasmid pWR501, complete sequenceATGAATCAAATTCACAAATTTTTTTGTAATATGACCCAATGTTCACAGGGGGGGGCCGGAGAATTACCTACGGTAAAGGAAAAAACATGCAAATTGTCTTTTTCTCCTTTTGTTGTTGGTGCATCCCTGTTGCTCGGGGGGCCAATAGCTTTTGCTACTCCTCTTTCGGGTACTCAAGAACTTCATTTTTCAGAGGACAATTATGAAAAATTATTAACACCTGTTGATGGACTTTCTCCCTTGGGAGCTGGTGAAGATGGAATGGATGCGTGGTATATAACTTCTTCCAACCCCTCTCATGCATCTAGAACTAAGCTACGGATTAACTCTGATATTATGATTAGCGCAGGTCATGGTGGTGCTGGTGATAATAATGATGGTAATAGTTGTGGCGGTAATGGTGGTGACTCTATTACCGGATCTGACTTGTCTATAATCAATCAAGGCATGATTCTTGGTGGTAGCGGCGGTAGCGGTGCTGACCATAACGGTGATGGTGGTGAGGCTGTTACAGGAGACAATCTGTTTATAATAAATGGAGAAATTATTTCAGGTGGACATGGTGGCGATAGTTATAGTGATAGTGATGGGGGGAATGGAGGTGATGCCGTCACAGGAGTCAATCTACCCATAATCAACAAAGGGACTATTTCCGGTGGTAATGGAGGTAACAATTATGGTGAGGGTGATGGCGGTAATGGAGGTGATGCCATCACAGGAAGCAGCCTCTCTGTAATCAATAAGGGCACGTTCGCTGGAGGCAACGGAGGTGCTGCTTACGGTTATGGTTATGATGGCTACGGTGGTAATGCTATCACAGGAGATAACCTGTCTGTAATCAACAATGGAGCTATTTTAGGCGGTAATGGTGGACATTGGGGGGATGCTATAAATGGTAGCAATATGACCATTGCTAATAGCGGATATATAATTTCAGGTAAAGAAGATGATGGAACACAAAATGTAGCAGGTAATGCTATCCACATCACTGGTGGAAACAATTCATTAATACTCCATGAAGGTTCTGTCATTACTGGTGATGTACAGGTTAACAATTCATCCATTCTGAAAATTATCAACAATGATTACACTGGGACCACACCAACTATTGAAGGTGATTTATGTGCTGGTGATTGTACAACTGTTTCACTATCAGGTAACAAATTCACTGTTTCAGGTGACGTTTCTTTTGGTGAGAACAGTTCTTTAAATTTAGCTGGAATCAGTAGTCTGGAAGCTTCTGGAAATATGTCATTTGGCAACAATGTAAAAGTGGAGGCTATTATAAATAACTGGGCGCAGAAGGACTATAAACTGCTAAGTGCAGATAAAGGGATAACAGGTTTCAGTGTTTCTAATATATCTATCATCAATCCGTTACTCACTACTGGTGCTATTGACTATACAAAAAGCTATATCAGTGACCAGAATAAATTGATCTACGGTTTGAGCTGGAATGATACAGATGGCGACAGTCATGGAGAGTTCAATCTGAAAGAAAACGCTGAACTTACTGTTAGTACTATTCTGGCAGATAATCTCAGCCATCATAATATAAATAGCTGGGACGGAAAATCCCTAACAAAATCAGGGGAGGGAACTCTCATTTTGGCGGAAAAAAATACCTACTCTGGTTTCACCAACATCAATGCAGGCATTCTAAAAATGGGGACAGTTGAAGCTATGACACGTACCGCTGGTGTTATTGTTAATAAAGGTGCTACCTTGAATTTTTCAGGCATGAACCAAACTGTTAACACTTTATTAAATAGTGGGACTGTGCTAATCAATAATATTAATGCCCCTTTTTTGCCTGACCCCGTCATTGTCACAGGTAACATGACTCTGGAGAAAAACGGTCATGTTATTCTCAATAATAGTTCGTCAAATGTCGGTCAGACCTATGTTCAGAAAGGTAATTGGCATGGAAAGGGCGGAATATTATCTTTGGGCGCGGTTCTCGGCAATGACAACAGTAAAACTGACCGGCTGGAAATTGCAGGCCATGCGTCTGGTATTACCTATGTTGCAGTGACAAATGAGGGAGGCTCTGGAGATAAAACTCTTGAAGGTGTTCAAATTATTTCGACAGATTCTTCTGATAAGAATGCTTTTATTCAGAAAGGCCGTATTGTTGCTGGTAGTTATGACTATCGCCTGAAACAGGGCACTGCATCTGGACTGAATACCAATAAGTGGTATCTAACTAGTCAGATGGATAATCAAGAATCAAAACAGATGAGCAATCAAGAGTCTACTCAAATGAGTAGTCGCCGAGCTAGTTCACAGCTTGTATCTTCACTTAATTTGGGTGAAGGTAGTATTCACACATGGCGCCCTGAAGCTGGCAGTTATATTGCTAACCTGATAGCAATGAACACGATGTTTAGTCCTTCTCTCTATGACCGACACGGTAGCACTATTGTTGATCCTACTACAGGTCAGCTCAGCGAAACCACCATGTGGATTCGTACTGTTGGTGGACATAATGAGCATAATTTAGCTGATAGACAATTAAAAACCACAGCTAACAGGATGGTTTATCAGATTGGTGGAGATATTTTGAAGACAAACTTCACTGATCATGATGGCTTGCATGTGGGTATTATGGGAGCTTATGGATATCAGGATAGCAAAACTCATAATAAGTATACTAGTTATAGTTCACGAGGAACTGTGAGCGGTTATACTGCCGGTTTGTACAGTTCTTGGTTTCAGGATGAAAAAGAACGAACAGGTCTATATATGGATGCTTGGTTGCAGTACAGTTGGTTTAATAATACAGTCAAAGGAGATGGGTTAACTGGTGAGAAATATTCCAGCAAAGGAATAACAGGAGCTTTGGAAGCTGGCTATATCTACCCAACCATACGCTGGACTGCTCATAATAATATTGACAACGCATTGTATCTCAATCCACAAGTCCAGATAACTAGGCATGGGGTAAAAGCAAACGACTATATTGAACACAATGGCACTATGGTCACATCCTCTGGGGGCAATAATATTCAAGCAAAATTGGGATTGCGTACATCCTTAATTAGTCAGAGTTGTATCGATAAGGAGACTCTTCGTAAGTTCGAACCATTTTTGGAAGTGAATTGGAAATGGAGCTCAAAGCAATATGGTGTAATTATGAATGGCATGTCAAATCACCAGATAGGCAACCGTAATGTGATTGAACTCAAAACTGGTGTGGGGGGGCGTCTTGCAGATAACCTAAGCATCTGGGGAAACGTATCTCAGCAATTGGGTAATAACAGTTACAGAGACACCCAAGGTATTTTGGGTGTGAAATATACCTTCTGA


Which type of RNA copies DNA's instrutions in the nucleus?

mRNA (messenger RNA) carries a copy of the DNA from the nucleus to the ribosomes.


RNA that copies the coded message from the DNA in the nucleus and carries the message into the cytoplasm?

Messenger RNA.


How nucleic acids form?

they are constructed from individual nucleotides by enzymes called transcriptases on an existing nucleic acid template. The types of transcriptases are:DNA transcriptase - copies DNA prior to cell divisionRNA transcriptase - copies DNA to mRNAreverse transcriptase - used by some RNA viruses to copy their RNA to DNA


Are replicators DNA or RNA?

DNA are replicator molecules. DNA molecules are able to male copies of themselves in a process called DNA replication. RNA molecules however, are synthesized using a DNA template through a process called transcription


What eukaryotic cells RNA is copies from DNA in the?

the nucleus i believe


What small DNA strand makes a copy of itself?

A virus is a small strand of DNA or RNA that copies itself.