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restriction endonuclease
restriction nuclease
restriction enzyme
Definition: 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
Definition: An endonuclease that catalyzes double-strand cleavage of DNA containing a specific sequence.