The Emergence Machine

Dna Polymerase

physical · Genetics · Level 18 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

dna-polymerase emerges from enzyme. It requires genetics, energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
DNA polymerase
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Polymer L3 (requires)
    To understand DNA polymerase, one must first understand the concept of polymer.
  • Polymerase L17 (requires)
    DNA polymerase: An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of DNA by adding nucleotides in the 5'-to-3' direction, utilizing energy from nucleotide triphosphates to form phosphodiester bonds.