molecular knife

noun

An enzyme capable of removing specific genes from a sequence of DNA, especially to disable the replication of a virus.

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Meanings

nounmolecular knife (plural molecular knives)

plural molecular knives

  1. molecular biologybiologyAn enzyme capable of removing specific genes from a sequence of DNA, especially to disable the replication of a virus.
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