polymerase

(pŏ-lim′ĕ-rās″ )

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(pol′ĭ-mĕ-rās″)
[ polymer + -ase ]
An enzyme that catalyzes polymerization of nucleotides to form DNA molecules before cell division, or RNA molecules before protein synthesis.

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