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polymerase

noun

polymerase

noun

Etymology From polymer + -ase.

1

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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.

Derived terms
copolymerase, depolymerase, DNA polymerase, exopolymerase, polony, polyadenylribosylpolymerase, polymerase chain reaction, polymerasic, RNA polymerase, Taq polymerase, xenopolymerase
Related terms
reverse transcriptase, transcriptase

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