invertase
noun
in·ver·tase
in-ˈvər-ˌtās 
-ˌtāz,
ˈin-vər-
: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose
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Indeed, Koschwanez found that cells that can’t produce invertase at all fare far better amidst groups of individuals than among clumps.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2011
The second counter, called a DNA invertase cascade, works in a similar manner, but is made from genes that code for a protein that both inactivates the original gene and primes the next for activation.
—Brandon Keim, WIRED, 28 May 2009
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2011
The second counter, called a DNA invertase cascade, works in a similar manner, but is made from genes that code for a protein that both inactivates the original gene and primes the next for activation.
—Brandon Keim, WIRED, 28 May 2009
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invertase
noun
in·vert·ase
in-ˈvərt-ˌās
ˈin-vərt-
ˈin-vərt-
-ˌāz
: an enzyme found in many microorganisms and plants and in animal intestines that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose
called also invertin, saccharase, sucrase
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