Function of the RNA primer: DNA polymerases need a double-stranded DNA region to which they can attach in order to begin copying the rest of the DNA strand. In order to provide this double-stranded attachment site, RNA primers are added by primase, an RNA polymerase which does not require such an attachment site itself.
Alimony definition, Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending. See more.
MASSACHUSETTS ALIMONY LAW. Massachusetts law defines âalimonyâ as the payment of support from a spouse, who has the ability to pay, to a spouse in need of support for a reasonable length of time, under a court order (Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 208, 48).