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reverse transcriptase

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA on an RNA template, found in oncogenic viruses containing RNA, especially the retroviruses.

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  • noun biochemistry A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from RNA; found in retroviruses.

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

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