Definition of polymerase in English:
polymerase
noun pəˈlɪməreɪzˈpɒlɪməreɪzpəˈlɪməreɪz
Biochemistry An enzyme which brings about the formation of a particular polymer, especially DNA or RNA.
Example sentencesExamples
- These complexes regulate the interaction of RNA polymerases and DNA elements within promoters.
- In contrast to the phage polymerases, RNA polymerases from higher organisms have a much more complex subunit structure than the bacterial enzymes.
- The presence of the histones and CpG methylation most affect accessibility of the chromatin to RNA polymerases and transcription factors.
- Promoter sequences promote the ability of RNA polymerases to recognize the nucleotide at which initiation begins.
- Replicative DNA polymerases are very accurate enzymes with error rates usually in the range of 10-5 per replicated nucleotide.
Definition of polymerase in US English:
polymerase
nounpəˈlimərāzpəˈlɪməreɪz
Biochemistry An enzyme which brings about the formation of a particular polymer, especially DNA or RNA.
See also transcriptase
Example sentencesExamples
- These complexes regulate the interaction of RNA polymerases and DNA elements within promoters.
- The presence of the histones and CpG methylation most affect accessibility of the chromatin to RNA polymerases and transcription factors.
- Replicative DNA polymerases are very accurate enzymes with error rates usually in the range of 10-5 per replicated nucleotide.
- In contrast to the phage polymerases, RNA polymerases from higher organisms have a much more complex subunit structure than the bacterial enzymes.
- Promoter sequences promote the ability of RNA polymerases to recognize the nucleotide at which initiation begins.