Reverse transcriptase carries out all of the following activities except?
A) RNA directed DNA synthesis.
B) DNA directed DNA synthesis.
C) DNA directed RNA synthesis.
D) Hydrolysis of RNA.

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Reverse transcriptase is known for its ability to synthesize DNA from an RNA template (RNA-directed DNA synthesis) and to synthesize DNA from a DNA template (DNA-directed DNA synthesis). It also has a ribonuclease activity that degrades RNA in RNA-DNA hybrids (hydrolysis of RNA). However, it does not have the capability to synthesize RNA from a DNA template, which is the function of RNA polymerase, not reverse transcriptase.

Reverse Transcriptase Carries Out All of the Following Activities Except