The scientist who discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase was: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The scientist who discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase was:
A. Kary Mullis
B. James Watson
C. Francis Crick
D. Howard Temin and David Baltimore
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Howard Temin and David Baltimore independently discovered reverse transcriptase in retroviruses in 1970, an enzyme that synthesizes DNA from RNA. Watson and Crick DNA structure, Mullis PCR.

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