restriction site

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   the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA

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Questions about restriction site

What does restriction site mean?

restriction site means "the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA".

Is restriction site a common word?

restriction site is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.