KROK 1 2008 – Question 45 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
It was revealed that T-lymphocytes were affected by HIV. Virus enzyme reverse transcriptase (RNA-dependent DNA polymerase) - catalyzes the synthesis of:
- A. mRNA on the matrix of virus protein
- B. DNA on the matrix of virus mRNA
- C. DNA on virus ribosomal RNA
- D. Virus informational RNA on the matrix of DNA
- E. Viral DNA on DNA matrix
Hint
Retroviruses reverse the usual flow of genetic information; think about what template this enzyme reads and which type of nucleic acid it builds from it.
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