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• n  an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA

• Under the influence of the DNA polymerase enzyme, the four basic nucleotides aligned themselves in codelike combinations alongside the natural DNA molecule.
• PCR stands for polymerase chain reaction, polymerase being the enzyme that triggers the replication of DNA inside dividing cells.
• But myxopyronin works by interfering with the enzyme RNA polymerase, which controls gene transcription in cells and is necessary for cell survival, dormant or not.

News & Articles

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• Research and Markets: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) In Medical Application - An Analytical Report, 2009-2015
  Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Polymerase Chain Reaction In Medical Application
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Steven M Block in EurekAlert (press release)
  POL-Q's two-step actions of insertion and extension, essentially the work that would be performed by two enzymes, are the most efficient of any known DNA polymerase. While a mispaired base may in turn result in a mutation after replication, it... Richard D. Wood http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_D._Wood&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHgGquNtTGsMU-RwBQjWH85tfTk-w EurekAlert (press release) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-10/uopm-ndr102104.php&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGTFwBxnidytuGASz-w7vAYPoKgQw Oct 21, 2004 75856 102454 polymerase This process is unique because it uses the motion of RNA polymerase, not chemistry, to sequence DNA," Block said.