"reverse transcriptase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reverse transcriptases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reverse transcriptase (plural reverse transcriptases)
  1. (biochemistry) A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template. Categories (topical): Enzymes Related terms: reverse transcription Translations (polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template): обратна транскриптаза (obratna transkriptaza) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 逆轉錄酶 (Chinese Mandarin), 逆转录酶 (nìzhuǎnlùméi) (Chinese Mandarin), 反轉錄酶 (Chinese Mandarin), 反转录酶 (fǎnzhuǎnlùméi) (Chinese Mandarin), käänteiskopioijaentsyymi (Finnish), transcriptase inverse [feminine] (French), rétrotranscriptase [feminine] (French), reverse Transkriptase [feminine] (German), reverz transzkriptáz (Hungarian), retrotrascrittasi [feminine] (Italian), 逆転写酵素 (gyakutensyakōso) (alt: ぎゃくてんしゃこうそ) (Japanese), 역전사효소 (yeokjeonsahyoso) (alt: 逆轉寫酵素) (Korean), reverstranscriptază [feminine] (Romanian), обратная транскриптаза (obratnaja transkriptaza) [feminine] (Russian), ревертаза (revertaza) [feminine] (Russian), transcriptasa inversa [feminine] (Spanish)

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        "(biochemistry) A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template."
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          "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
      "word": "逆転写酵素"
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      "alt": "逆轉寫酵素",
      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
      "word": "역전사효소"
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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      "word": "reverstranscriptază"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "obratnaja transkriptaza",
      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "обратная транскриптаза"
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      "roman": "revertaza",
      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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      "word": "ревертаза"
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      "sense": "polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template",
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