Bundle: Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, 14th + LMS Integrated for MindTap Biology, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card
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ISBN: 9781305774384
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Introduction: Reverse transcription is a process in which DNA is synthesized using a single-stranded RNA as a template. This reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase, and the DNA so synthesized is called as the complimentary DNA (cDNA). Reverse transcription occurs mainly in retroviruses that have an RNA genome. Reverse transcriptase has been used in many applications in molecular biology.

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