RNA polymerase
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
Also called
transcriptase.
Origin of RNA polymerase
First recorded in 1960–65
Medical definitions for rna polymerase
RNA polymerase
n.
A polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA from a DNA or RNA template.
Scientific definitions for rna polymerase
RNA polymerase
A polymerase that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary strand of RNA from a DNA template, or, in some viruses, from an RNA template.