In an in-vitro experiment with DNA, an unknown enzyme and reagents are added to a tube. An RNA transcript is detected that was not present previously. What would this enzyme be?

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Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that synthesizes a complementary DNA strand from an RNA template. In this experiment, the unknown enzyme is able to produce an RNA transcript from a DNA template, which is a characteristic of reverse transcriptase.

In an In-Vitro Experiment with DNA, an Unknown Enzyme and Reagents