KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 7. Human Health and Disease
Genome of HIV replicates in the macrophages with the help of an enzyme called
- A DNA Polymerase
- B RNA Polymerase
- C Reverse Transcriptase
- D DNA Ligase
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(C) Reverse Transcriptase
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(C) Reverse Transcriptase,
Enzyme reverse transcriptase is used while replication of HIV genome because HIV is a retrovirus which has RNA genome. RNA requires reverse transcriptase for replication.
Enzyme reverse transcriptase is used while replication of HIV genome because HIV is a retrovirus which has RNA genome. RNA requires reverse transcriptase for replication.
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