RESTRICTION NUCLEASE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase restriction nuclease. (close relations)
Definition of RESTRICTION NUCLEASE
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cutter | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who cuts or carves stone • someone who carves the meat • someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments) • a boat for communication between ship and shore • a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop • a cutting implement; a tool for cutting | ||||||||
endonuclease | nounn | |||||||
noun • a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes | ||||||||
enzyme | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions | ||||||||
restriction endonuclease | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
restriction enzyme | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 |