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Meaning of RNA polymerase in English:

RNA polymerase

noun

Biochemistry

  • Any of various enzymes that polymerize ribonucleotides to form RNA, typically from a DNA template.

    Major types of RNA polymerase are distinguished by Roman numerals.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.