"processivity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹɑsɛˈsɪvəti/ [US] Forms: processivities [plural]
Etymology: From processive + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|processive|ity}} processive + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun}} processivity (plural processivities)
  1. (genetics) A measure of the average number of nucleotides added by a DNA polymerase enzyme per association/disassociation with the template. Wikipedia link: processivity Categories (topical): Genetics

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