endonuclease

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en′dō no̅o̅′klē ās′, -āz′, -nyo̅o̅′-)


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en•do•nu•cle•ase  (en′dō no̅o̅′klē ās′, -āz′, -nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryany of a group of enzymes that degrade DNA or RNA molecules by breaking linkages within the polynucleotide chains.
  • endo- + nuclease 1960–65


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