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reverse transcriptase

reverse transcriptase noun: a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template.

reverse transcriptase: a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template
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Noun

reverse transcriptase (plural reverse transcriptases)

  1. A polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template.

reverse transcriptase meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

reverse transcriptase in Tamil

மீள்திருப்ப நகலெழுதூக்கி

reverse transcriptase in Indonesian

polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template
transkriptase balik

Forms of reverse transcriptase

pluralreverse transcriptases

Questions about reverse transcriptase

What does reverse transcriptase mean?
Reverse transcriptase means a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA from an RNA template.
What is reverse transcriptase in Tamil?
Reverse transcriptase in Tamil is மீள்திருப்ப நகலெழுதூக்கி. See Reverse transcriptase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is reverse transcriptase?
Reverse transcriptase is a noun.
What is the plural of reverse transcriptase?
The plural of reverse transcriptase is reverse transcriptases.

Words near reverse transcriptase in the dictionary

  1. reverse takeovers
  2. reverse the charge
  3. reverse the charges
  4. reverse thrust
  5. reverse thrusts
  6. reverse transcriptase
  7. reverse transcriptases
  8. reverse transcription
  9. reverse transcriptions
  10. reverse trap
  11. reverse traps

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