antitermination


an·ti·ter·min·a·tion

(an'tē-ter-min-ā'shŭn), A process of bacterial RNA polymerase wherein it is resistant to pause, arrest, or termination signals. It is an important control mechanism in the reproduction of some bacteriophages.
See also: hesitant, overdrive.

an·ti·ter·min·a·tion

(an'tē-tĕr-mi-nā'shŭn) A state of bacterial RNA polymerase wherein it is resistant to pause, arrest, or termination signals.
See also: hesitant, overdrive

antitermination

a process in which RNA POLYMERASE does not recognize a normal TRANSCRIPTION termination signal at the end of a GENE or OPERON during transcription and so transcribes the DNA beyond the terminator. Antitermination provides a means of regulating the EXPRESSION of genes.