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BIO 102 Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi Objective Question

Question

Which enzyme allows retroviruses like HIV to synthesize complementary DNA from their single-stranded RNA genome?
Options
A Topoisomerase
B Reverse transcriptase
Correct Answer
C RNA replicase
D DNA ligase
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Retroviruses encode reverse transcriptase (an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase) to convert single-stranded RNA into double-stranded DNA.

Hint

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