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Detailed Synonyms for restriction endonuclease in English
restriction endonuclease:
restriction endonuclease [the ~] noun
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the restriction endonuclease
– 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 1the restriction endonuclease; the restriction enzyme; the restriction nuclease– 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 1