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reverse transcriptase

noun

Meaning

  1. A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from RNA; found in retroviruses.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

transcriptase(English)retrotranscriptase(English)complementary dna(English)replicase(English)polymerase(English)rna polymerase(English)retrotransposase(English)revertase(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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