Poly(A) polymerase

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Catalyzes the addition of adenine residues to the 3' end of pre-mRNAs to form the poly(A) tail. (See Polymerase.)

Enzyme that catalyses the addition of adenine residues to the 3' end of mRNA molecules, forming the characteristic poly-(A) tail.

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