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Noun: restriction enzyme
  1. Any of the enzymes that cut nucleic acid at specific restriction sites and produce restriction fragments; obtained from bacteria (where they cripple viral invaders); used in recombinant DNA technology
    - restriction endonuclease, restriction nuclease

Derived forms: restriction enzymes

Type of: endonuclease

Encyclopedia: Restriction enzyme, endonuclease

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