cleavase

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noun

A form of endonuclease that cleaves at the junctions between single- and double-stranded DNA

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Meanings

nouncleavase (plural cleavases)

plural cleavases

  1. biochemistryA form of endonuclease that cleaves at the junctions between single- and double-stranded DNA
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APA

cleavase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleavase

MLA

“cleavase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleavase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleavase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleavase.

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