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exonuclease

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ex·o·nu·cle·ase   (ěk'sō-nōō'klē-ās', -āz', -nyōō'-)   
n.  Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of single nucleotides from the end of a DNA or RNA chain.
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Main Entry: exo·nu·cle·ase
Pronunciation: "ek-sO-'n(y)ü-klE-"As, -"Az
Function: noun
: an enzyme that breaks down a nucleic acid byremoving nucleotides one by one from the end of a chain —compare ENDONUCLEASE
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exonuclease ex·o·nu·cle·ase (ěk'sō-n&oomacr;'klē-ās', -āz', -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of single nucleotides from the end of a DNA or RNA chain.

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