Associations to the word «Nuclease»

Wiktionary

NUCLEASE, noun. (enzyme) Any of several enzymes capable of cleaving the phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotide subunits of nucleic acids.

Dictionary definition

NUCLEASE, noun. General term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units.

Wise words

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