Human Biology, 14 Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 1-25924-574-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-25924-574-9

Chapter 8 - Assess - Page 167: 6

Answer

b.

Work Step by Step

Reverse transcriptase uses RNA as a template to make DNA instead of making RNA from DNA. Viruses use reverse transcriptase to make viral DNA from viral RNA to be inserted into the host cell's DNA.
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