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[n] a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An enzyme found in retroviruses that enable the virus to make DNA from viral RNA. |
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- An enzyme isolated from retrovirus-infected cells that synthesizes a complementary (c)DNA strand from an RNA template.
- An enzyme used by retroviruses to form a complementary DNA sequence (cDNA) from their RNA. The resulting DNA is then inserted into the chromosome of the host cell.
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