GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0003968 - RNA-directed RNA polymerase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0003968
- Name
- RNA-directed RNA polymerase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1); uses an RNA template, i.e. the catalysis of RNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time.