polymerase

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Definitions

noun

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.

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Synonyms

pcr polymerisation polymerization thermostable tag reaction dna-directed dna polymerase dna polymerase rna polymerase nucleotidyltransferase reverse transcriptase dna-dependent rna polymerase replicase copolymerase depolymerase polynucleotidase

Associated

parp synthesizes proofreading operon rna elongation pol transcription transcribe virion subunit replication

Rhymes

base trace case embrace pace ace showcase face space disgrace

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