"recombinase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: recombinases [plural]
Etymology: recombine + -ase Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|recombine|ase}} recombine + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} recombinase (plural recombinases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments among chromosomes Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: antirecombinase Related terms: integrase, resolvase

Inflected forms

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