"modification enzyme" meaning in All languages combined

See modification enzyme on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: modification enzymes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} modification enzyme (plural modification enzymes)
  1. (genetics) A type of enzyme, often a methyltransferase, that chemically alters DNA or RNA bases to protect them from cleavage by a restriction enzyme.
    Sense id: en-modification_enzyme-en-noun-27IwVJ0m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genetics Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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