| restriction enzyme |
restriction endonuclease: 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
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| restriction site |
the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA
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| restriction |
a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" limitation: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
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| restriction fragment |
the fragment of DNA that is produced by cleaving DNA with a restriction enzyme
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| restriction enzyme |
A restriction enzyme (or restriction endonuclease) is an enzyme that cuts double-stranded DNA. The enzyme makes two incisions, one through each of the phosphate backbones of the double helix without damaging the bases. The chemical bonds that the enzymes cleave can be reformed by other enzymes known as ligases, so that restriction fragments carved from different chromosomes or genes can be spliced together, provided their ends are complementary (more below). ...
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