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Definition of helicase in English Turkish dictionary
- helikaz
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Definition of helicase in English English dictionary
- An enzyme required for DNA unwinding
- An enzyme that binds ahead of the replicating fork in the discontinuous replication of DNA & that catalyzes the energy-depending unwinding of the duplex The enzyme has ATPase activity & hydrolyzes 2 molecules of ATP per DNA base pair broken
- An enzyme that unwinds the double helix of DNA to allow for replication
- A protein that unwinds the DNA double helix during replication