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Transcriptase

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of RNA from a DNA template in the process of transcription.

n. Reverse transcriptase.

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n. A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of DNA to RNA.

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n. the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA

Word Usage

"Combining both protein and RNA components, telomerase is a reverse transcriptase which adds telomere DNA to the ends of molecules using an RNA template."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

polymerase

Form

reverse transcriptase

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