BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
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Author: Hoefnagels
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Chapter 16, Problem 7MCQ
Which enzyme copies HTV’s genetic material, forming DNA?
- a. DNA polymerase from the host cell
- b. Reverse transcriptase from the virus
- c. RNA polymerase from the host cell
- d. Coat protein from the virus
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