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retrotranscribing

retrotranscribing is the present participle and gerund of retrotranscribe.

Meaning of retrotranscribe

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...

Questions about retrotranscribing

What is retrotranscribing the present participle and gerund of?
Retrotranscribing is the present participle and gerund of retrotranscribe.

Words near retrotranscribing in the dictionary

  1. retrotracheal
  2. retrotragal
  3. retrotranscribe
  4. retrotranscribed
  5. retrotranscribes
  6. retrotranscribing
  7. retrotranscript
  8. retrotranscriptase
  9. retrotranscriptases
  10. retrotranscripted
  11. retrotranscription

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