The Emergence Machine

Polymerase

physical · Genetics · Level 17 · E5

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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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

polymerase emerges from enzyme. It requires genetics, energy.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “polymerase” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
polymerase
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL17L16L15L14L7L6L2L1L0PolymeraseEnzymeProteinAmino AcidHeredityNucleusServingDnaFoodOrganelleReproduction… intermediate l…FormLifeLowerMassActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesDna PolymeraseL18PcrL18PolymeraseL17DnaL6HeredityL7EnzymeL16E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Dna L6 (requires) Biology sense
    polymerase builds on the concept of dna
  • Heredity L7 (requires)
    polymerase builds on the concept of heredity
  • Enzyme L16 (required)
    Understanding polymerase requires knowledge of enzyme.

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