Term: polymerase
Origin: An Greek πολύ/poly(=multiple) +μέρος/meros(part) -άση /ase(suffix ) meaning that this molecule makes multiple identical parts of a template.
Coined: in 1838 by Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848)
Definition:
A polymerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the polymerization of nucleic acids such as RNA and DNA which are considered as polymers (polynucleotides).
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