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RNA polymerase

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RNA polymerase
n.
A polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary strand of RNA from a DNA template, or, in some viruses, from an RNA template.

RNA polymerase
A polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary strand of RNA from a DNA template, or, in some viruses, from an RNA template.
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Noun1.RNA polymerase - the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA
polymerase - an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA


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