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Nuclease

nounid 99869·updated May 18, 2026
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general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units

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plural
Nucleases
possessive
Nuclease's
pluralpossessive
Nucleases'

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general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units

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