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The molecule needed to allow a cell to transfer genetic information from RNA to DNA, is

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DNA polymerase
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RNA polymerase
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reverse transcriptase
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chlorophyll
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Solution

The correct option is C reverse transcriptase
Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used to generate complementary DNA from an RNA template, a process termed reverse transcription. Reverse transcriptase enzymes can be found in viruses, which use reverse transcriptase to make more viruses.
So, the correct option is 'reverse transcriptase'.

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