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Defenition of the word restriction enzyme

    • Defenition of the word restriction enzyme

      • An enzyme that cuts double-stranded DNA. The enzyme makes two incisions, one through each of the sugar-phosphate backbones (i.e., each strand) of the double helix without damaging the nitrogenous bases.
      • any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology

    Hypernyms for the word restriction enzyme

      • endonuclease

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