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terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase noun: a specialized DNA polymerase enabling junctional diversity, expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells.

Noun

terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (plural terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases)

  1. a specialized DNA polymerase enabling junctional diversity, expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells.
    Synonyms:
    DNA nucleotidylexotransferase, terminal transferase

Synonyms of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

  • DNA nucleotidylexotransferase
  • terminal transferase

Forms of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

pluralterminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases
alternative formTdT

Questions about terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

What does terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mean?
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase means a specialized DNA polymerase enabling junctional diversity, expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells.
What part of speech is terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase?
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase is a noun.
What is the plural of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase?
The plural of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase is terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases.

Words near terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase in the dictionary

  1. terminal burrowing
  2. terminal cisterna
  3. terminal cisternae
  4. terminal control area
  5. terminal control areas
  6. terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
  7. terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases
  8. terminal figure
  9. terminal figures
  10. terminal hair
  11. terminal hairs

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