Definition of Reverse transcriptase

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Reverse transcriptase

The term 'Reverse transcriptase' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as 'An enzyme used by retroviruses to form a complementary DNA sequence (cDNA) from their RNA. The resulting DNA is then inserted into the chromosome of the host cell'.

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