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RNA synthetase

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noun

Biochemistry.

  1. an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA in cells infected with RNA viruses, allowing production of copies of the viral RNA.

Etymology

Origin of RNA synthetase

First recorded in 1960–65; synthet(ic) + -ase

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