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retrotranscribe

retrotranscribe verb: to transcribe RNA to DNA.

Verb

retrotranscribe (third-person singular simple present retrotranscribes, present participle retrotranscribing, simple past and past participle retrotranscribed)

  1. To transcribe RNA to DNA.
    • One μg of total RNA was retrotranscribed to cDNA using Superscript II RNase H - (Invitrogen), following the manufacturer’s instructions, with random hexamers to prime the elongation reaction.2015 July 11, “Growth Arrest Specific 1 ( Gas1 ) Gene Overexpression in Liver Reduces the In Vivo Progression of Murine Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Partially Restores Gene Expression Levels”, in...

Forms of retrotranscribe

third-person singular presentretrotranscribes
present participleretrotranscribing
past participleretrotranscribed
pastretrotranscribed

Origin of retrotranscribe

From retro- + transcribe.

Words formed from retrotranscribe

Questions about retrotranscribe

What does retrotranscribe mean?
Retrotranscribe means to transcribe RNA to DNA.
What part of speech is retrotranscribe?
Retrotranscribe is a verb.
What is the past tense of retrotranscribe?
The past tense of retrotranscribe is retrotranscribed.

Words near retrotranscribe in the dictionary

  1. retrotorted
  2. retrotorting
  3. retrotorts
  4. retrotracheal
  5. retrotragal
  6. retrotranscribe
  7. retrotranscribed
  8. retrotranscribes
  9. retrotranscribing
  10. retrotranscript
  11. retrotranscriptase

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