terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

noun

a specialized DNA polymerase enabling junctional diversity, expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells.

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DNA nucleotidylexotransferaseterminal transferase
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Meanings

nounterminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (plural terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases)

plural terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases · alternative TdT

  1. a specialized DNA polymerase enabling junctional diversity, expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells.

    Synonyms: DNA nucleotidylexotransferase, terminal transferase

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna specialized DNA polymerase enabling junctional diversity, expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells.

Similar
DNA nucleotidylexotransferaseterminal transferase
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terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20deoxynucleotidyl%20transferase

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Chicago

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