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Transcriptase
A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of DNA to RNA.
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A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of DNA to RNA.
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| Word | Definition |
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| pcrnoun | (molecular biology) Initialism of polymerase chain reaction. [(genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry) A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.] |
| transcriptionnoun | The act or process of transcribing. |
| transcriptnoun | Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy. |
| reverse transcriptasenoun | (biochemistry) A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template. |
| rna polymerasenoun | (genetics, biochemistry) An enzyme that is involved in the transcription of RNA. |
| retrotranscriptasenoun | (biochemistry) Synonym of reverse transcriptase. |
| transcriptosomenoun | (genetics) A holocomplex of proteins involved in the transcription of nucleic acid |
| polymerasenoun | (biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template. |
| taq polymerasenoun | (biochemistry) A thermostable DNA polymerase known for its relatively high rate of transcription errors. |
| retrotransposasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition |
| replicasenoun | an enzyme that catalyses the replication of a single-stranded RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecule |
| primasenoun | (biochemistry) An RNA polymerase involved in the initiation of DNA synthesis. |
| transposasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme required for the transposition of transposons |
| transcriptomenoun | (biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of RNA molecules (transcripts) produced in a cell or a population of cells. |
| transmethylasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses transmethylation. |
| polyribonucleotidyltransferasenoun | (biochemistry) A transferase that transfers polyribonucleotidyl groups. |
| transposeasenoun | Alternative form of transposase. [(biochemistry) An enzyme required for the transposition of transposons] |
| primary transcriptnoun | (genetics) The RNA molecule that is produced by transcription of DNA, before splicing or polyadenylation. |
| deoxyribozymenoun | (biochemistry) Any catalytic form of DNA, most of which act as enzymes that cleave RNA |
| copolymerasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a copolymerization reaction |
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