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DNA primase
Definitions related to dna primase:
  • A single-stranded DNA-dependent RNA polymerase that functions to initiate, or prime, DNA synthesis by synthesizing oligoribonucleotide primers. EC 2.7.7.-.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • NonEC; enzyme which synthesizes a short RNA primer to initiate DNA- directed DNA biosynthesis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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