Catalysis of the reaction: a 2'-deoxyribonucleoside 5'-triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1); RNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of a DNA strand by one deoxynucleotide at a time.
Synonyms:
narrow_synonym:
RNA-directed DNA polymerase, group II intron encoded; RNA-directed DNA polymerase, transposon encoded
related_synonym:
DNA nucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed) activity; RNA revertase activity; RNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity; RNA-dependent deoxyribonucleate nucleotidyltransferase activity; RNA-instructed DNA polymerase activity; RT; deoxynucleoside-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed) activity; reverse transcriptase activity; revertase activity
xref:
EC:2.7.7.49; MetaCyc:RNA-DIRECTED-DNA-POLYMERASE-RXN; reactome:R-HSA-164504 "Synthesis of minus strand strong stop DNA (-sssDNA)"; reactome:R-HSA-164520 "Minus strand DNA synthesis resumes"