"retrotranscriptase" meaning in All languages combined

See retrotranscriptase on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retrotranscriptases [plural]
Etymology: From retro- + transcriptase. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|transcriptase}} retro- + transcriptase Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrotranscriptase (plural retrotranscriptases)
  1. (biochemistry) Synonym of reverse transcriptase. Categories (topical): Enzymes Synonyms: reverse transcriptase [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: retrotranscription

Inflected forms

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