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endonuclease
[ en-doh-noo-klee-eys, -eyz, -nyoo- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any of a group of enzymes that degrade DNA or RNA molecules by breaking linkages within the polynucleotide chains.
endonuclease
/ ˌɛndəʊˈnjuːklɪˌeɪz /
noun
- See exonucleasean enzyme that is responsible for scission of a nucleic acid chain, the action of which is not confined to the terminal nucleotide Compare exonuclease
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