deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase I

deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase I

[dē¦äk·sē‚rī·bō·nü¦klē·ik ¦as·əd pə′lim·ə‚rās ¦wən] (biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes the addition of deoxyribonucleotide residues to the end of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strand; generally considered to function in the repair of damaged DNA.