An HIV particle enters a T-lymphocyte and begins synthesizing DNA from its RNA template. Which viral enzyme is responsible for this specific anomaly?
Q1. An HIV particle enters a T-lymphocyte and begins synthesizing DNA from its RNA template. Which viral enzyme is responsible for this specific anomaly?
Answer: Reverse Transcriptase
Explanation: Reverse transcriptase converts viral RNA into DNA. RNA polymerase is tempting but it typically synthesizes RNA from a DNA template in normal cells.