endonuclease

endonuclease definition - medical

en·do·nu·cle·ase (ĕnˌdō-no͞oˈklē-āsˌ, -āzˌ)

noun
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bonds between nucleic acids in a DNA molecule or RNA sequence.

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