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Definition of Reverse transcriptase

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

Definition of Reverse transcriptase

1. Noun. (enzyme) A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from RNA; found in retroviruses. ¹

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Medical Definition of Reverse transcriptase

1. RNA directed DNA polymerase. Enzyme first discovered in retroviruses, that can construct double stranded DNA molecules from the single stranded RNA templates of their genomes. Reverse transcription now appears also to be involved in movement of certain mobile genetic elements, such as the Ty plasmid in yeast, in the replication of other viruses such as Hepatitis B and possibly in the generation of mammalian pseudogenes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Reverse transcriptase

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1. Forest Tree Seed: For Germplasm Conservationby J. R. Sutherland, Marlene Diekmann, P. Berjak by J. R. Sutherland, Marlene Diekmann, P. Berjak (2002)
"10.2 Immunocapture-reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (IC-RT-PCR) See Biittner et al. (1996) and Werner et al. (1997). ..."

2. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1995)
"RETROVIRUS: HIV and other viruses that carry their genetic material in the form of RNA and that have the enzyme reverse transcriptase. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Various cell cultures were tested for virus by carrying out reverse transcriptase assays on high-speed pellets (1 hr at 100000 g) obtained from ..."

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