An HIV particle has successfully entered a T-lymphocyte. Which enzyme is responsible for converting its single-stranded RNA genome into a double-stranded DNA intermediate?
Q1. An HIV particle has successfully entered a T-lymphocyte. Which enzyme is responsible for converting its single-stranded RNA genome into a double-stranded DNA intermediate?
Answer: Reverse transcriptase
Explanation: Reverse transcriptase synthesizes DNA from the viral RNA template. RNA polymerase is used later by the host to produce new viral mRNA from integrated DNA.