Reverse Transcriptase,the Enzyme Responsible for Copying Viral RNA into CDNA

question 45

Essay

Reverse transcriptase,the enzyme responsible for copying viral RNA into cDNA prior to integration into the host genome,lacks 3'-to-5' exonuclease "proofreading" ability.How is this advantageous to organisms that depend on such enzymes?

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