nucleotidylexotransferase

noun

A specialized DNA polymerase expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells, which adds N-nucleotides to the V, D, and J exons during antibody gene recombination.

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Meanings

nounnucleotidylexotransferase (usually uncountable, plural nucleotidylexotransferases)

plural nucleotidylexotransferases

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryA specialized DNA polymerase expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells, which adds N-nucleotides to the V, D, and J exons during antibody gene recombination.

Origin

From nucleotide + -yl + transferase.

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nucleotidylexotransferase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleotidylexotransferase

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“nucleotidylexotransferase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleotidylexotransferase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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