transcriptase

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What does transcriptase mean?

A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of DNA to RNA.

Where does transcriptase come from?

Etymology tree English transcript Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English transcriptase From transcript + -ase.

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