Noun: 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
"The geneticist used restriction endonucleases to cut the DNA at specific sequences";
- restriction nuclease, restriction enzyme
Derived forms: restriction endonucleases
Type of: endonuclease
Encyclopedia: Restriction endonuclease