excinuclease

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noun

A nuclease that carries out excision as part of DNA repair

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounexcinuclease (plural excinucleases)

plural excinucleases

  1. biochemistryA nuclease that carries out excision as part of DNA repair
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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