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polymerase [pə′lim·ə‚rās] (biochemistry) An enzyme that links nucleotides together to form polynucleotide chains. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| reported 10 amino acid residues that distinguish human and avian influenza viral polymerases (3). The genes in these blocks code for the 1918 flu's polymerases, which are proteins crucial for a virus' replication in animal hosts. Polymerases catalyze accurate multiplication and maintenance of genomes and helicases which accomplish unwinding of duplex DNA are some of the other enzyme systems which are present in the organisms. |
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