Polymerase
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polymerase is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- polymerases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polymerisation, polymerization, thermostable, tag, reaction, nucleotidyltransferase.
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