Makes RNA from RNA.
Used in Positive-strand RNA virus to replicate.
I don't think it's present outside viruses. Well regulated organisms just transcribe more DNA instead.

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  1. RNA polymerase
  2. Transcription (biology)
  3. RNA
  4. DNA
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  6. Level of organization of bodies
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RNA-dependent RNA polymerase by Codex 0 2026-10-20
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An RNA polymerase that uses RNA as its template. In some RNA interference pathways it helps generate substrates for small-RNA production.
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