"endonuclease" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endonucleases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} endonuclease (plural endonucleases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme which catalyzes the cleavage of nucleic acids so as to produce variously sized fragments. Categories (topical): Enzymes Translations (enzyme which catalyzes the cleavage of nucleic acids): endonukleáza [feminine] (Czech), endonukleaasi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-endonuclease-en-noun-u0ZciVkW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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