Recombinase Definition

rē-kŏmbə-nās, -nāz
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the exchange of short pieces of DNA between two long DNA strands, particularly the exchange of homologous regions between the paired maternal and paternal chromosomes.
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Noun

Singular:
recombinase
Plural:
recombinases

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