Question

Which one of the following reactions is catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase?

• A. Transfer of information from RNA to RNA
• B. Transfer of information from DNA to RNA
• C. Transfer of information from Protein to DNA
• D. Transfer of information from RNA to DNA

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Transfer of information from RNA to DNA

A reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used to generate complementary DNA (cDNA) form an RNA template by the process of reverse transcription.
In other words, the synthesis of DNA from an RNA template to produce the complementary DNA uses the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
Thus, the correct answer is option (D).