restriction endonuclease

1. 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

   Synonymsrestriction nucleaserestriction enzyme

   Broaderendonuclease

Questions about restriction endonuclease

What does restriction endonuclease mean?

restriction endonuclease means "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".

What is another word for restriction endonuclease?

Close synonyms include restriction nuclease, restriction enzyme. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.