English Explanatory Dictionary

nickase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any enzyme that causes nicks (breaks in one strand) of nucleic acid, allowing it to unwind

Word forms

nickase nickases

Etymology

From nick + -ase.

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