transcriptase
/trænˈskrɪpˌteɪs/
noun
- An enzyme that helps make RNA from a DNA template, or DNA from an RNA template, especially in viruses.
- The drug blocks the activity of transcriptase in the virus.
- Scientists study transcriptase to understand how viruses replicate.
- Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used by retroviruses to copy their RNA into DNA.