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Teminism is same as _____.

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Reverse transcription
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DNA synthesis
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The correct option is C Reverse transcription
  • Teminism is a theory. It is popularly known as reverse transcription.
  • It is discovered by Temin and Baltimore in 1978. In molecular biology, Teminism theory explains that RNA can act as a template for the DNA formation, that is, DNA can be synthesized from RNA.
  • Thus teminism is same as reverse transcription.
So, the correct answer is 'Reverse transcription'.

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