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restriction enzyme

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Noun

any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology

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Synonyms:
restriction endonuclease restriction nuclease

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