retrotranscriptase
nounEtymology From retro- + transcriptase.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Synonym of reverse transcriptase.
- DNA microarrays are particularly useful tools in this aspect: after collecting RNA samples from either tissue or cell cultures, cDNA is produced via a retrotranscriptase and hybridized with DNA probes attached to the surface of a manufactured chip.2015 July 7, Yunlong Hou et al., “Animal Models and “Omics” Technologies for Identification of Novel Biomarkers and Drug Targets to Prevent Heart Failure”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:
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