___ polymerase (vital enzyme) Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ENZYME (noun)
1. any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
POLYMERASE (noun)
1. an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA

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20. Less polluted

22. Beast in 2026's "Heart of the Beast"

23. Personal

24. Capital whose metro area is the largest in the Caribbean

29. Vibrant enthusiasm

30. Egg-shaped

31. Hurdle for a JD program applicant: Abbr.

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37. More than merely like

38. Environment-related prefix

40. Gorilla whose 2016 death inspired many memes

43. Dance partner of John in a famed "Pulp Fiction" scene

44. "I Just Might" singer Mars

46. Ranch enclosure

48. Computer memory unit

49. Faith developed in the 19th century

51. Running behind

54. Foliage process literally depicted in this grid's circled squares

57. Pop rocks?

60. Aromatic necklace

61. Rod used to strengthen concrete

62. Guy confrontationally inviting arguments, in modern slang

67. The red, white and blue

68. Streaming, perhaps

69. Permit

70. One of the Smokies: Abbr.

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72. Found by accident

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12. Squandered

13. Laid eyes on

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26. No longer in progress

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28. Dated

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56. Monarch's headwear

57. Reality show won by Hannah Harper in 2026, for short

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63. Suffer

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