After a DNA fragment coding for the production of msDNA in E. coli was discovered, it was conjectured that bacteriophages might have been responsible for the introduction of the RT gene into E. coli.
Despois de que se descubriu un fragmento de ADN que codificaba para a produción de msDNA en E. coli, conxecturouse que os bacteriófagos puideron ser os responsables da introdución do xene da RT en E. coli.