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modification enzyme

modification enzyme noun: a type of enzyme, often a methyltransferase, that chemically alters DNA or RNA bases to protect them from cleavage by a restriction enzyme.

Noun

modification enzyme (plural modification enzymes)

  1. A type of enzyme, often a methyltransferase, that chemically alters DNA or RNA bases to protect them from cleavage by a restriction enzyme.

Forms of modification enzyme

pluralmodification enzymes

Questions about modification enzyme

What does modification enzyme mean?
Modification enzyme means a type of enzyme, often a methyltransferase, that chemically alters DNA or RNA bases to protect them from cleavage by a restriction enzyme.
What part of speech is modification enzyme?
Modification enzyme is a noun.
What is the plural of modification enzyme?
The plural of modification enzyme is modification enzymes.

Words near modification enzyme in the dictionary

  1. modificate
  2. modificated
  3. modificates
  4. modificating
  5. modification
  6. modification enzyme
  7. modification enzymes
  8. modifications
  9. modificative
  10. modificatives
  11. modificator

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