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Microbiology Human Immunodeficiency Virus aa834da6

Reverse Transcriptase is -

A
DNA polymerase
B
DNA dependant RNA polymerase
C
RNA dependant DNA polymerase
D
None
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e. RNA dependent DNA polymerase The Characteristic biochemical feature of retroviruses is the presence of RNA dependent DNA polymerase (reverse transcriptase)o Wrhen the virus infects a cell, the viral RNA is transcribed by reverse transcriptase, first into single stranded DNA and then to double stranded DNA

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