Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2011
It was revealed that T-lymphocytes were affected by HIV. Virus enzyme -reverse transcriptase (RNA-dependent DNA-polymerase) - catalyzes the synthesis of:
Answer options
- Viral DNA on DNA matrix
- DNA on virus ribosomal RNA
- Virus informational RNA on the matrix of DNA
- mRNA on the matrix of virus protein
- DN A on the matrix of virus mRNA
Correct answer
DN A on the matrix of virus mRNA
Explanation
A reverse transcriptase (RT) is an enzyme used to generate complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template, a process termed reverse transcription. They are used by retroviruses to replicate their genomes. In the above case, DNA on the matrix of virus mRNA.
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