copyingenzyme
nounUK /ˈkɒpiɪŋ ˈɛnzaɪm/
US /ˈkɑːpiɪŋ ˈɛnzaɪm/
A copyingenzyme is a tiny helper in your body that makes exact copies of DNA.
The copyingenzyme worked quickly to duplicate the DNA before the cell divided.
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2. An enzyme that synthesizes a complementary strand of nucleic acid during replication.
Researchers studied the copyingenzyme to understand how viruses replicate their genetic material.
3. A molecular machine that proofreads and corrects errors while copying genetic code.
The copyingenzyme caught the mismatch and fixed it before continuing.
4. Any enzyme involved in copying biological information, such as RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
The viral copyingenzyme made many copies of the RNA genome inside the host cell.