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Molecular basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular basis of Inheritance2 Marks
Question
What is the category virus that carries the enzyme reverse transcriptase? What is the purpose of this enzyme?
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Answer

Virus carrying reverse transcriptase enzyme is retrovirus. That enzyme catalyzes the formation of DNA from RNA. This process is called reverse transcriptase. The DNA formed in this way takes over the DNA of the host cell.

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