polymerase (redirected from RNA-dependent RNA polymerase)

pol·y·mer·ase  (pl-m-rs, -rz)

n.

Any of various enzymes, such as DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase, or reverse transcriptase, that catalyze the formation of polynucleotides of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of DNA or RNA as a template.

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polymerase [pəˈlɪməreɪz]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) any enzyme that catalyses the synthesis of a polymer, esp the synthesis of DNA or RNA

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polymerase  (pl-m-rs)

Any of various enzymes, such as DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase, or reverse transcriptase, that catalyze the formation of sequences of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of DNA or RNA as a template.

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Noun

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polymerase - an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions DNA polymerase - the enzyme responsible for DNA replication RNA polymerase, transcriptase - the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA reverse transcriptase - a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses