Retrotranscriptase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retrotranscriptase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Synonym of reverse transcriptase.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Synonym of reverse transcriptase.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- retrotranscriptases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include revertase, retrotransposase, transcriptase, retropepsin, ribotransferase, transposase.
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