Question

Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme normally found in association with retroviral activity. Which of the following statements is true. Question 48 options: the enzyme requires no template more than one of the choices is correct the enzyme is catalytically similar to telomerase the enzyme can synthesize DNA from an RNA template the enzyme can synthesize of RNA from a DNA template

Answer 1

The true statement about Reverse Transcriptase is:

the enzyme can synthesize DNA from an RNA template

Step-by-step explanation:

Reverse transcriptase or transcription synthesizes the enzymes of a DNA molecule using an RNA template. The resulting DNA, which is usually called cDNA or complementary DNA, can be used for the amplification of PCR (polymerase chain reaction). When the reverse transcription is followed by PCR, it is known as reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), which is a combined laboratory technique.