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transcriptase
A polymerase associated with the process of transcription; may be RNA-dependent or DNA-dependent. [L. transcribo, pp. transcriptum, to copy, + -ase]
- reverse t. rNA-dependent DNA polymerase, present in virions of RNA tumor viruses (retroviruses).

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tran·scrip·tase tran-'skrip-.tās, -.tāz n RNA POLYMERASE also REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE

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trans·crip·tase (trans-kripґtās) a general term denoting a DNA-directed RNA polymerase.

Medical dictionary. 2011.