The molecule needed to allow a cell to transfer genetic information from RNA to DNA, is
A
DNA polymerase
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B
RNA polymerase
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C
reverse transcriptase
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D
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'.