Investigator isolates a cell protein that may be promisin in cancer therapy. Messanger RNA from clones of cells producing this protein are collected. The investigator hopes to amplify the gene responsible for this mRNA molecule so that the protein can be produced by recombinant DNA technology. Which virus produces an enzyme that would be useful for this purpose nad why?

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1. Investigator isolates a cell protein that may be promisin in cancer therapy. Messanger RNA from clones of cells producing this protein are collected. The investigator hopes to amplify the gene responsible for this mRNA molecule so that the protein can be produced by recombinant DNA technology. Which virus produces an enzyme that would be useful for this purpose nad why?