What is another word for polymerase?
Pronunciation: [pˌɒlɪməɹˈe͡ɪz] (IPA) 
Polymerase is a term used in the context of molecular biology to refer to enzymes that play a critical role in the formation of DNA and RNA chains during transcription and replication. Synonyms for polymerase include DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase, and replicase. DNA polymerase specifically refers to the enzyme that catalyzes the addition of nucleotides to the growing DNA chain. RNA polymerase, on the other hand, adds nucleotides to the RNA chain, while replicase is a broad term that refers to any enzyme that aids in the replication of genetic material. Other terms that may be used in place of polymerase include transcriptase and reverse transcriptase, which both refer specifically to RNA and its reverse transcription into DNA, respectively.
