restriction enzyme
restriction enzyme
nounDefinition of RESTRICTION ENZYME
: any of various enzymes that cleave DNA into fragments at specific sites in the interior of the molecule —called also restriction endonuclease
First Known Use of RESTRICTION ENZYME
1965
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