DNA polymerase

American  

noun

1. any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.

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DNA polymerase Scientific  

1. Any of various enzymes that function in the replication and repair of DNA by catalyzing the linking of nucleotides in a specific order, using single-stranded DNA as a template.

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DNA polymerase Cultural  

1. An enzyme that assembles new DNA by copying an existing strand.

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Etymology

Origin of DNA polymerase

First recorded in 1960–65; polymer + -ase

Example Sentences

Subsequent work suggested that the backsliding and repair machinery had to work quickly and dissipate, or it might collide with DNA polymerase to cause cell-death-inducing breaks in DNA chains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

Specifically, the research team found that when DNA polymerase arrives at any specific gene, it disrupts the transcription in a way that reveals the state of that gene's regulatory status.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

To do so, a molecular machine called DNA polymerase ticks down the DNA chain, reading and making a copy of each gene one by one.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

Primase synthesizes RNA primer which is used by DNA polymerase to form a daughter strand.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

DNA replication requires many more proteins than just DNA polymerase to unfold the twisted double helix and to ensure that the genetic information is copied accurately.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee