RNA polymerase
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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
Words nearby RNA polymerase
RMSF, RMT, Rn, RNA, RNA interference, RNA polymerase, R.N.A.S., RNase, RNA splicing, RNA synthetase, RNA tumor virus
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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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