restriction enzyme
CLASS OF ENZYMES THAT CLEAVES DNA INTO FRAGMENTS AT OR NEAR SPECIFIC RECOGNITION SITES WITHIN THE MOLECULE KNOWN AS RESTRICTION SITES
Restriction enzymes; Restriction endonuclease; Restriction Enzyme; Restriction nuclease; Restriction endonucleases; Dna restriction-modification enzymes; Dna restriction enzymes; Deoxyribonuclease hindiii; Restriction Enzymes; Restriction Endonucleases; Restriction enzyme, endonuclease; Deoxyribonucleases, type i site-specific; Deoxyribonucleases, type ii site-specific; Deoxyribonucleases, type iii site-specific; Restriction-enzyme cutting site; Site-specific endonuclease; Restriction Endonuclease; Artificial restriction enzyme; Restrictase; Molecular scissors
(also restriction endonuclease)
¦ noun Biochemistry an enzyme with the property of cleaving DNA molecules at or near a specific sequence of bases.