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transcriptase definition

tran·scrip·tase (tran skrip′tās)

noun

an RNA polymerase that uses DNA as a template to produce ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, or messenger RNA

Etymology: transcript(ion) + -ase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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