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exonuclease
(ĕkˌsō-no͞oˈklē-āsˌ, -āzˌ, -nyo͞oˈ-)
noun 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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