endonuclease
[ en-doh-noo-klee-eys, -eyz, -nyoo- ]
nounBiochemistry.
any of a group of enzymes that degrade DNA or RNA molecules by breaking linkages within the polynucleotide chains.
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British Dictionary definitions for endonuclease
endonuclease
/ (ˌɛndəʊˈnjuːklɪˌeɪz) /
noun
an 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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