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retrotranscriptases

retrotranscriptases is the plural of retrotranscriptase.

Meaning of retrotranscriptase

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...

Questions about retrotranscriptases

What is retrotranscriptases the plural of?
Retrotranscriptases is the plural of retrotranscriptase.

Words near retrotranscriptases in the dictionary

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

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