Nuclease
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Nucleases
- possessive
- Nuclease's
- pluralpossessive
- Nucleases'