reverse transcriptase synonyms

Here's a list of possible synonyms and antonyms for the term reverse transcriptase:

Princeton's WordNet

  1. reverse transcriptasenoun

    a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses

    Synonyms:
    reverse transcriptase

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD

  1. reverse transcriptase

    Synonyms:
    RNA-directed DNA polymerase [EC 2.7.7.49] (Deoxynucleoside-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed)) Note: The term reverse transcriptase is firmly entrenched in the working parlance of molecular biology and is likely to continue as the preferred term despite the nomenclature committee's recommendation


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