KROK 1 2018 – Question 147 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A man is a carrier of HIV that is an RNA virus. The cells of this patient synthesize viral DNA. This process is based on:
- A. Replication
- B. Translation
- C. Transcription
- D. Repair
- E. Reverse transcription
Hint
Define the template and the product of this synthesis, then check which listed process normally runs between those two kinds of nucleic acid in that direction.
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