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restriction enzymes

restriction enzymes is the plural of restriction enzyme.

Meaning of restriction enzyme

Noun

restriction enzyme (plural restriction enzymes)

  1. An endonuclease that catalyzes double-strand cleavage of DNA containing a specific sequence.
    • We now know of 400 different kinds of restriction enzymes, each of which recognises a different sequence of DNA letters and cuts there, like a pair of scissors that cuts the paper only where it finds the word ‘restriction’.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 244
    Synonyms:
    schizomer

Questions about restriction enzymes

What is restriction enzymes the plural of?
Restriction enzymes is the plural of restriction enzyme.

Words near restriction enzymes in the dictionary

  1. restrictee
  2. restrictees
  3. restricting
  4. restriction
  5. restriction enzyme
  6. restriction enzymes
  7. restrictionary
  8. restrictionism
  9. restrictionist
  10. restrictionists
  11. restrictionless

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