RNA polymerase 1 topic · 2 sources Science› Biotechnology and GeneticsFood BiotechnologyTranscribes RNA from a DNA template. (See Polymerase, RNA.)Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn — An Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary CiteA polymerase enzyme that catalyses the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template.UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture Cite