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Definition of Transcriptase

1. Noun. The enzyme that copies DNA into RNA.

Definition of Transcriptase

1. Noun. (enzyme) A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of DNA to RNA. ¹

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Definition of Transcriptase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of 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 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)
"Like other retroviruses, HIV uses the enzyme called reverse transcriptase to convert its RNA into DNA, which is then integrated into the host cell DNA. ..."

3. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"The nucleotide sequences of the reverse transcriptase regions of the ten element families place them in the category of copia-like retrotransposons and ..."

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