A patient is diagnosed with an RNA virus that uses an enzyme to synthesize a DNA template. Which enzyme is essential for this specific viral replication?
Q1. A patient is diagnosed with an RNA virus that uses an enzyme to synthesize a DNA template. Which enzyme is essential for this specific viral replication?
Answer: Reverse transcriptase
Explanation: Reverse transcriptase converts RNA to DNA in retroviruses. RNA polymerase synthesizes RNA from DNA, which is the opposite of the required process.