Fig. 7C: HIV Copying RNA into
DNA with Reverse Transcriptase
HIV uses the enzyme reverse transcriptase
to transcribe its RNA genome into single-stranded DNA. As the DNA is being made,
the RNA genome is degraded.
Illustration of HIV Copying RNA into DNA with Reverse Transcriptase. .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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