Definitions for polymerase
ˈpɒl ə məˌreɪs, -ˌreɪzpo·ly·merase

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1. polymerasenoun

   an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA

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1. polymerasenoun

   Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of DNA or RNA as a template.

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1. Polymerase

   A polymerase is an enzyme (EC 2.7.7.6/7/19/48/49) that synthesizes long chains of polymers or nucleic acids. DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase are used to assemble DNA and RNA molecules, respectively, by copying a DNA template strand using base-pairing interactions or RNA by half ladder replication. A DNA polymerase from the thermophilic bacterium, Thermus aquaticus (Taq) (PDB 1BGX, EC 2.7.7.7) is used in the polymerase chain reaction, an important technique of molecular biology. A polymerase may be template dependent or template independent. Poly-A-polymerase is an example of template independent polymerase. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase also known to have template independent and template dependent activities.

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1. Polymerase

   A polymerase is an enzyme whose central biological function is the synthesis of polymers of nucleic acids. DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase are used to assemble DNA and RNA molecules, respectively, generally by copying a DNA or RNA template strand using base-pairing interactions. It is an accident of history that the enzymes responsible for the generation of other biopolymers are not also referred to as polymerases. For example, the enzymatic complex that assembles amino acids into proteins is termed the ribosome, rather than "protein polymerase". One particular polymerase, from the thermophilic bacterium, Thermus aquaticus is of vital commercial importance due to its use in the polymerase chain reaction, a widely used technique of molecular biology. Other well-known polymerases include: ⁕Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase, which lends diversity to antibody heavy chains ⁕Reverse Transcriptase, an enzyme used by RNA retroviruses like HIV, which is used to create a complementary strand to the preexisting strand of viral RNA before it can be integrated into the DNA of the host cell. It is also a major target for antiviral drugs.

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