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reverse transcriptase

DEFINITIONS OF: reverse transcriptase

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

Type of:
polymerase
an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA
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