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nuclease

/'nukli,eɪs/

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noun
general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
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Definition that contains nuclease

exonuclease a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid
endonuclease a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes