noun
- an enzyme that cleaves DNA or RNA at internal sites within the molecule rather than at the ends
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- The restriction endonuclease cuts the DNA at specific recognition sequences.
- Scientists use endonucleases to fragment DNA for genetic analysis.
- This endonuclease cleaves double-stranded DNA at palindromic sites.
- The enzyme’s endonuclease activity was measured in the laboratory.
- Researchers isolated a new endonuclease from bacterial cells.
- The endonuclease produced precise cuts in the viral genome.