RNA primer
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RNA primer
(¦är¦en¦ā ′prī·mər)
(cell and molecular biology) A short strand of RNA that is synthesized along single-stranded DNA during replication, initiating DNA polymerase-catalyzed synthesis of the complementary strand.
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