Term Name: | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity |
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Synonyms: | RdRP activity, RNA nucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed) activity, RNA replicase activity, RNA synthetase activity, RNA-dependent RNA replicase activity, RNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity, RNA-directed RNA polymerase activity, transcriptase |
Definition: | Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1); uses an RNA template, i.e. the catalysis of RNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003968] QuickGO AmiGO |