The Reverse Transcriptase of an Animal RNA Virus Catalyzes:
A) $\rightarrow$

The reverse transcriptase of an animal RNA virus catalyzes:

A) degradation of the RNA strand in a DNA-RNA hybrid.
B) insertion of the viral genome into a chromosome of the host (animal) cell.
C) RNA formation in the 3' $\rightarrow$ 5' direction.
D) RNA synthesis, but not DNA synthesis.
E) synthesis of an antisense RNA transcript.