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retrotranscriptase

retrotranscriptase noun: synonym of reverse transcriptase.

Noun

retrotranscriptase (plural retrotranscriptases)

  1. Synonym of reverse transcriptase.
    • DNA microarrays are particularly useful tools in this aspect: after collecting RNA samples from either tissue or cell cultures, cDNA is produced via a retrotranscriptase and hybridized with DNA probes attached to the surface of a manufactured chip.2015 July 7, Yunlong Hou et al., “Animal Models and “Omics” Technologies for Identification of Novel Biomarkers and Drug Targets to Prevent Heart Failure”, in BioMed Research International, volume...

Synonyms of retrotranscriptase

Forms of retrotranscriptase

pluralretrotranscriptases

Origin of retrotranscriptase

From retro- + transcriptase.

Questions about retrotranscriptase

What does retrotranscriptase mean?
Retrotranscriptase means synonym of reverse transcriptase.
What part of speech is retrotranscriptase?
Retrotranscriptase is a noun.
What is the plural of retrotranscriptase?
The plural of retrotranscriptase is retrotranscriptases.

Words near retrotranscriptase in the dictionary

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

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