telomerase activity

id: GO:0003720
name: telomerase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Catalysis of the reaction: deoxynucleoside triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1). Catalyzes extension of the 3'- end of a DNA strand by one deoxynucleotide at a time using an internal RNA template that encodes the telomeric repeat sequence.

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