RNA polymerase

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.

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Also called transcriptase.

Origin of RNA polymerase

First recorded in 1960–65
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Medical definitions for rna polymerase

RNA polymerase

n.

A polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA from a DNA or RNA template.
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Scientific definitions for rna polymerase

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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