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Microbiology Virology 30678b52

Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme unique to the retroviruses. Which one of the following is a function of the enzyme reverse transcriptase?

A
DNase activity
B
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity
C
RNA isomerase activity
D
RNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity
High-Yield Explanation
The replication of a retroviral genome is dependent on the reverse transcriptase enzyme, which performs a variety of functions. It builds a complementary strand of DNA for the viral RNA template; it builds a second DNA strand complementary to the previous DNA; it degrades the original RNA, leaving a DNA-DNA duplex; and, finally, it is responsible for integrating the new viral DNA hybrid into the host genome.

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