NEET 2005 · Class 12

Human Health and Disease

65. Which one of the following makes use of RNA template to synthesize DNA?

  1. (A)DNA polymerase
  2. (B)RNA polymerase
  3. (C)Reverse transcriptase
  4. (D)DNA dependant RNA polymerase

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

After getting into the body of the person, the virus enters into macrophages where RNA genome of the virus replicates to form viral DNA with the help of the enzyme reverse transcriptase.

Chapter
Human Health and Disease
Section
7.3 AIDS
Page
13
Words matched
32 of 32

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How this line gives the answer

8, emb=0.8316, combined=0.819). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that reverse transcriptase uses RNA genome to form viral DNA, which directly answers the MCQ about using RNA template to synthesize DNA.

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