The copying of mRNA to DNA is known as

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The copying of mRNA to DNA is known as (A) replication (B) transcription (C) translation (D) reverse transcription

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Temin in 1964, reported a reverse flow of genetic information, ie, from mRNA to DNA in retro-viruses. It is reverse transcription, which is brought about by an RNA dependent DNA polymerase called reverse transcriptase.

Q. The copying of mRNA to DNA is known as

replication

transcription

translation

reverse transcription

Temin in $1964$ , reported a reverse flow of genetic information, ie, from mRNA to DNA in retro-viruses. It is reverse transcription, which is brought about by an RNA dependent DNA polymerase called reverse transcriptase.