A 55 yr old male patient with chronic hepatitis B presents with fatigue. Which of the following codes for DNA polymerase?
High-Yield Explanation
HBV Genome has four overlapping genes. They code for: S gene: It codes for surface antigen. C gene: When C region alone is translated: HBcAg is formed. When translation begins from Pre C region, HBeAg is formed. P gene: Codes for DNA polymerase. X gene: Codes for a non-paiculate protein HBxAg Reference: Ananthanarayan and Paniker&;s Textbook of Microbiology Tenth edition