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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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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.]
transcriptionnounThe act or process of transcribing.
transcriptnounSomething 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
replicasenounan 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.
transposeasenounAlternative 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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