polymerase

polymerase definition - medical

pol·y·mer·ase (pŏlˈə-mə-rāsˌ, -rāzˌ)

noun
Any of various enzymes that catalyze polymerization, especially those that catalyze the synthesis of polynucleotides of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of DNA or RNA as a template.

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