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Reverse transcription was discovered by:

a
Francis Crick
b
James Watson
c
Stanley Cohen
d
Temin and Baltimore

detailed solution

Correct option is D

Reverse transcription was discovered by Temin and Baltimore in RNA tumour Virus or Rous Sarcoma Virus which is a retrovirus. They showed that DNA can be formed from RNA with the help of the reverse transcriptase or RNA dependent DNA polymerase enzyme.

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