Definition: An enzyme that synthesizes DNA on an RNA template. It is encoded by the pol gene of retroviruses and by certain retrovirus-like elements. EC 2.7.7.49.
Other names Reverse Transcriptase; RNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase; DNA Polymerase, RNA-Directed; RNA Directed DNA Polymerase; RNA Dependent DNA Polymerase; DNA Polymerase, RNA-Dependent; DNA Polymerase, RNA Directed; RNA Transcriptase; Revertase