restriction nuclease

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

restriction enzyme restriction endonuclease

Hypernyms

endonuclease

Close letter words and terms

restriction enzyme restriction enzyme site located restriction fragment restriction of disclosure restriction of entry restriction of information