DNA polymerase

Noun

Meaning

the enzyme responsible for DNA replication

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

polymerase xiv dna replicase polymerase xv dna replication enzyme polymerase xvi dna synthase polymerase i polymerase ii polymerase iii polymerase iv polymerase ix polymerase v polymerase vii polymerase viii polymerase xi

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Hypernyms

polymerase

Examples

A complication at that point was that the DNA polymerase used was destroyed by the high heat used at the start of each replication cycle and had to be replaced. Source: Internet

Alberts, B., et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland Science, 4th ed., 2002, pp. 238–240 ISBN 0-8153-3218-1 DNA polymerase main DNA polymerases adds nucleotides to the 3' end of a strand of DNA. Source: Internet

As a rule-of-thumb, at its optimum temperature, the DNA polymerase polymerizes a thousand bases per minute. Source: Internet

At the chromosome terminal, however, there is no nucleotide sequence in the 5' direction (and therefore no upstream RNA primer or DNA), so DNA polymerase cannot function and genetic sequence might be lost through chromosomal fraying. Source: Internet

At the core of the PCR method is the use of a suitable DNA polymerase able to withstand the high temperatures of >convert required for separation of the two DNA strands in the DNA double helix after each replication cycle. Source: Internet

DNA polymerase III (in prokaryotes) or Pol δ (in eukaryotes) is responsible for extension of the primers added during replication of the lagging strand. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dna nucleotidylexotransferase dna oxidation dna packaging dna polymerizing enzyme DNA profile DNA profiling