terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase

English

Alternative forms

• TdT

Noun

terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (plural terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases)

1. a specialized DNA polymerase enabling junctional diversity, expressed in immature, pre-B, pre-T lymphoid cells, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma cells.

Synonyms

• DNA nucleotidylexotransferase (DNTT)
• terminal transferase