| dnaG | <enzyme> The enzyme that polymerises nucleotide triphosphates to form oligoribonucleotides in a 5' to 3' direction. The enzyme synthesises the RNA for RNA DNA sequences that later become Okazaki fragments and also RNA primers for some types of phage using an sDNA template. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| DNAg gene | <molecular biology> A gene found in the bacteria Escherichia coli which makes the enzyme primase, an enzyme which helps make primers, which are precursors to DNA replication. (09 Oct 1997) |