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Definition of "nuclease" []

  • Any of several enzymes, such as endonucleases and exonucleases, that hydrolize nucleic acids. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nuclease" in a sentence
  • "The enzyme, which they named FAN1, appears to be a nuclease, which is capable of slicing through strands of DNA."
  • "Support for a particulate substructure of chromatin came from electron microscopy and from nuclease digestion and sedimentation analysis."
  • "It was also demonstrated that a ribonuclease III-like nuclease, called Dicer, is responsible for the processing of dsRNA to short RNA34."