cDNA probes are copied from mRNA molecule with the help of

DNA polymerase

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RNA polymerase

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Reverse transcriptase

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Taq polymerase

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The correct option is C Reverse transcriptase
Complementary DNA (cDNA) is a double-stranded DNA synthesized from a messenger RNA (mRNA) template in a reaction catalysed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase. cDNA is often used to clone eukaryotic genes in prokaryotes.

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