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endonuclease

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en⋅do⋅nu⋅cle⋅ase

  [en-doh-noo-klee-eys, -eyz, -nyoo-]
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–noun Biochemistry.
any of a group of enzymes that degrade DNA or RNA molecules by breaking linkages within the polynucleotide chains.
Origin:
1960–65; endo- + nuclease
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en·do·nu·cle·ase   (ěn'dō-nōō'klē-ās', -āz', -nyōō'-)   
n.  Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of bonds between nucleic acids in the interior of a DNA or RNA molecule.
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Main Entry: en·do·nu·cle·ase
Pronunciation: -'n(y)ü-klE-"As, -"Az
Function: noun
: an enzyme that breaks down a nucleotidechain into two or more shorter chains by cleaving the internal phosphodiester bonds—see RESTRICTIONENDONUCLEASE; —compare EXONUCLEASE
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endonuclease en·do·nu·cle·ase (ěn'dō-n&oomacr;'klē-ās', -āz', -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bonds between nucleic acids in a DNA molecule or an RNA sequence.

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