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Noun: polymerase  'pó-lu-mu,reys or pu'li-mu,reyz
  1. An enzyme that catalyses the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA

Derived forms: polymerases

Type of: enzyme

Encyclopedia: Polymerase

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