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Meaning of word restriction enzyme from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : 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.

Synonyms : restriction endonuclease, restriction nuclease