Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme found in association with retroviral activity. It has the property of _.
A) requiring no template
B) synthesis of DNA from an RNA template
C) synthesis of miRNA to cDNA
D) translation
E) synthesis of RNA from a DNA template

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Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that synthesizes DNA from an RNA template. This is a unique property of retroviruses, which are RNA viruses that use reverse transcriptase to convert their RNA genome into a DNA copy that can be integrated into the host cell's genome.

Reverse Transcriptase Is an Enzyme Found in Association with Retroviral