reverse transcription
11reverse transcription — The synthesis of DNA from a template of RNA, accomplished by reverse transcriptase …
15Transcription (genetics) — Transcription is the process of creating a complementary RNA copy of a sequence of DNA.[1] Both RNA and DNA are nucleic acids, which use base pairs of nucleotides as a complementary language that can be converted back and forth from DNA to RNA by …
16reverse transcriptase inhibitor — n an agent that inhibits the activity of a reverse transcriptase esp a drug (as AZT) that acts by inhibiting retroviral reverse transcription * * * a substance that blocks activity of the reverse transcriptase of a retrovirus and is used as an… …
17Reverse transcriptase — Protbox Name=Reverse Transcriptase Photo=1HMV.png|250px Caption=3D model of HIV reverse transcriptase HGNCid = Symbol = AltSymbols = Chromosome = Arm = Band = LocusSupplementaryData = Gene= Gene type= Protein length= Molecular weight= Structure=… …
18Transcription — Making an RNA copy from a sequence of DNA (a gene). Transcription is the first step in gene expression. * * * Transfer of genetic code information from one kind of nucleic acid to another, especially with reference to the process by which a base… …
19Reverse transcribing virus — A reverse transcribing virus is any virus which replicates using reverse transcription, the formation of DNA from an RNA template. Both Group VI and Group VII viruses fall into this category. Group VI contains single stranded RNA viruses which… …
20transcription — noun Date: 1598 1. an act, process, or instance of transcribing 2. copy, transcript: as a. an arrangement of a musical composition for some instrument or voice other than the original b. a recording (as on magnetic tape) made especially for use… …
