Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 10

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
a. Construct a strand of complementary DNA (cDNA) from the following mRNA transcript:
3 -UAUGAACCCCGCUUU-5
b. What enzyme is used to copy DNA from an mRNA transcript, and why is it necessary to utilize this process to synthesize eukaryotic genes for use in bacterial cells