Reverse-transcriptase PCR ____.
A) uses Taq polymerase to produce cDNA copies of RNA transcripts
B) uses RNA polymerase to amplify cDNA copies of RNA transcripts
C) uses RNA polymerase to produce mRNA copies of a gene
D) amplifies cDNA copies of RNA transcripts
E) uses reverse transcriptase to produce mRNA copies of a gene

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Reverse-transcriptase PCR amplifies cDNA copies of RNA transcripts by first converting RNA into cDNA using reverse transcriptase, and then amplifying the cDNA using PCR.

Reverse-Transcriptase PCR ____