Definition of Reverse Transcriptase in English :

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Reverse Transcriptase

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Noun

1. reverse transcriptase

a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses

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Reverse Transcriptase

see synonyms of reverse transcriptase
noun
an enzyme present in retroviruses that copies RNA into DNA, thus reversing the usual flow of genetic information in which DNA is copied into RNA

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Reverse Transcriptase

see synonyms of reverse transcriptase
an enzyme that makes DNA from , RNA, found in retroviruses and widely used in recombinant , DNA technology
see also transcriptase

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Reverse Transcriptase

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n.
A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA on an RNA template, found in the retroviruses and in certain other viruses, such as hepatitis B virus.

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