RNA polymerase
Also known as ribonucleic acid polymerase, DNA-Directed RNA Polymerase, DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
class of enzymes that synthesize RNA from a DNA template
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RNA polymerase (purple) unwinding the DNA double helix. It uses one strand (darker orange) as a template to create the single-stranded messenger RNA (green).
In molecular biology, RNA polymerase (abbreviated RNAP or RNApol), or more specifically DNA-directed/dependent RNA polymerase (DdRP), is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactions that synthesize RNA from a DNA template.