Compared with DNA Polymerase, Reverse Transcriptase:
A) Does Not Require $\rightarrow$

question 89

Multiple Choice

Compared with DNA polymerase, reverse transcriptase:

• A) does not require a primer to initiate synthesis.
• B) introduces no errors into genetic material because it synthesizes RNA, not DNA.
• C) makes fewer errors in synthesizing a complementary polynucleotide.
• D) makes more errors because it lacks the 3' \(\rightarrow\) 5' proofreading exonuclease activity.
• E) synthesizes complementary strands in the opposite direction-from 3' \(\rightarrow\) 5'.