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

The scientist who discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase was:
A. James Watson
B. Kary Mullis
C. Francis Crick
D. Howard Temin and David Baltimore
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
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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