Reverse transcriptase is
A) the process that repeatedly replicates a selected segment of DNA.
B) a segment of DNA that will hybridise with a known sequence of bases.
C) an enzyme that forms a cDNA molecule from an mRNA molecule.
D) a process that replicates plasmids.
E) the enzyme that transcribes a DNA sequence into a complementary strand.

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Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that synthesizes a complementary DNA (cDNA) molecule from an RNA template, such as mRNA, effectively reversing the usual process of transcription. This is crucial in the replication of retroviruses.

Reverse Transcriptase Is