reverse transcription
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reverse transcription

noun

Definition of REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION

: the process of synthesizing DNA using RNA as a template and reverse transcriptase as a catalyst

First Known Use of REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION

1971

reverse transcription

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION

: the process of synthesizing DNA using RNA as a template and reverse transcriptase as a catalyst
reverse–transcribe transitive verb, reverse–transcribed; reverse–transcrib·ing

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