RNA polymerase
- an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
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Origin of RNA polymerase
First recorded in 1960–65
Also called transcriptase.
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RNA polymerase
- A polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA from a DNA or RNA template.
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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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