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template(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: noun
plural: templates - Definition: a molecule of a nucleic acid, such as DNA, that serves as a pattern for the synthesis of a macromolecule, as of RNA
- Example:
1. DNA polymerase binds to the new primer and then starts adding new complementary nucleotides to the single stranded template.
2. Ribosomes use tRNA to build elongating chains of amino acids from an mRNA template.
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