polymerase

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Food Biotechnology

An enzyme that catalyses the formation of polymers from monomers . A DNA polymerase synthesizes DNA from deoxynucleoside triphosphates using a complementary DNA strand and a primer. An RNA polymerase synthesizes RNA from ribonucleoside triphosphates and a complementary DNA strand.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture