Term Name: | DNA nucleotidylexotransferase activity |
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Synonyms: | addase activity, deoxynucleotidyl terminal transferase activity, deoxyribonucleic acid nucleotidyltransferase activity, deoxyribonucleic nucleotidyltransferase activity, nucleoside-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidylexotransferase activity, TdT, terminal addition enzyme activity, terminal deoxynucleotide transferase activity, terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase activity, terminal deoxyribonucleotidyltransferase activity, terminal transferase activity |
Definition: | Catalysis of the reaction: deoxynucleoside triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1); template-independent extension of the 3'-end of a DNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003912] QuickGO AmiGO |