polymerase

Nucleotide strand assembler

Polymerase is an enzyme that assembles long chains of nucleic acids—DNA or RNA—from smaller building blocks.

DNA polymerase copies genetic material during cell division; RNA polymerase transcribes DNA into RNA.

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) uses these enzymes to amplify tiny DNA samples into quantities large enough to analyze.

enzyme

replication

Act of duplicating precisely

transcriptionWritten version of speech
catalystAgent enabling change
synthesisCombining parts into whole

proofreading · elongation · primer · template · strand · DNA synthesis · amplification · chain reaction · ligase · active site

molecular

DNA

Hereditary code molecule

RNAGene expression molecule
nucleotideGenetic code subunit
nucleic acidsBiopolymers carrying genetic code

base pairing · macromolecule · double helix

genetics

gene expression

DNA to functional product

mutationPermanent DNA alteration
PCRDNA amplification technique
sequencingDetermining element order

genomics · cloning · biotechnology · genetic engineering · viral replication · retrovirus · telomerase · mitochondrial · promoter · CRISPR

Categories

DNA RepairMMR, HR, proofreading, BRCA1, ATM
Gene Expressiongene expression, gene regulation, enhancers, silencer, operator
DNA Proteinshistone, histones, repressor, repressors, activator
Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
BiotechDNA, bioengineering, genetic testing, gene, DNA sequencing
biochemistryenzymes, proteins, biochemistry, protein, enzyme

Opposites

enzymatic function

polymerasenuclease

DNA-cleaving enzyme

hydrolase · phosphatase · protease · lipase

Phrases

DNA polymeraseEnzyme that copies chromosomes
Taq polymeraseHeat-resistant replication enzyme

Family

polymer, polymers, polymeric, polymerize, polymerization, biopolymer, polymerisation

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