Reverse transcriptase has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT that it
A) is a viral DNA polymerase.
B) requires a primer.
C) uses either DNA or RNA as a template.
D) synthesizes both DNA and RNA.

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Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that synthesizes DNA from an RNA template during the replication of retroviral RNA. Therefore, it only synthesizes DNA and cannot synthesize RNA.

Reverse Transcriptase Has All of the Following Characteristics EXCEPT That