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Where is reverse transcriptase found?
Posted February 23, 2023
DNA and RNA QuantitationDNA and RNAE. coliEnzymesbacteria
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Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that synthesizes DNA using RNA as a template. It was first discovered in retroviruses. In a relatively recent discovery, reverse transcriptase was found to also occur in two groups of bacteria - myxobacteria and Escherichia coli.

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