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transcriptase en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English transcript Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English transcriptase From transcript + -ase.

Meanings

  1. A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of DNA to RNA.

Forms

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transcriptases Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

reverse transcriptase · retrotranscriptase