replicase
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of replicase
First recorded in 1960–65; replic(ate) + -ase
Example Sentences
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To better understand how the RNA replicase works, the researchers did a comprehensive mutational study to highlight the crucial elements of the RNA structure.
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While the researchers could not determine the structure of the replicase "in-action" while actively copying RNA, it was possible to build a model for RNA-based RNA copying that is consistent with all experimental data.
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The study provides an exciting first glimpse of an RNA replicase thought to reside at the very root of the tree of life.
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However, the ancient replicase appears to have been lost in time and its role in modern biology has been taken over by more efficient protein machines.
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To support the RNA world hypothesis, researchers have been seeking to re-create an equivalent of the RNA replicase in the laboratory.
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