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Q. cDNA is synthesised from RNA by the enzyme

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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DNA which is synthesized by RNA is called cDNA. cDNA is complementary DNA which is synthesized by enzyme RNA dependent DNA polymerase (reverse polymerase), this enzyme is present in a group of viruses commonly known as a retrovirus.