Multiple Choice
Compared with DNA polymerase, reverse transcriptase:
A) does not require a primer to initiate synthesis.
B) introduces no errors into genetic material because it synthesizes RNA, not DNA.
C) makes fewer errors in synthesizing a complementary polynucleotide.
D) makes more errors because it lacks the 3' 5' proofreading exonuclease activity.
E) synthesizes complementary strands in the opposite direction-from 3' 5'.
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