ribonucleic acid polymerase


ribonucleic acid polymerase

[¦rī·bō¦nü¦klē·ik ′as·əd pə′lim·ə‚rās] (biochemistry) An enzyme that transcribes a ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule from one strand of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule. Also known as transcriptase.