Restriction enzyme

Restriction enzyme

A class of highly specific enzymes which make double stranded breaks in DNA at specific sites near where they combine.

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An enzyme that cleaves double-stranded DNA; an endonuclease that recognizes specific nucleotide sequences and cleaves DNA at these highly specific locations. In genetic ...

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Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

An enzyme used to "cut" the DNA molecule at specific sites; used in recombinant DNA technology.

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A series of enzymes that attach to DNA molecules at speciÞc nucleotide sequences and cut both strands of DNA at those sites. A bacterial enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific ...

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Legal services; DNA forensics

A protein harnessed from bacteria that recognizes specific, short nucleotide sequences and cuts DNA at those sites.

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Earth science; Soil science

A class of highly specific enzymes which make double stranded breaks in DNA at specific sites near where they combine.

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See restriction endonucleases.

swamp

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Swamp is an area which is flooded or drenched with water and related to plunge or cause to sink.

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Earth science; Soil science

Fairly dry because of low rainfall. Semiarid regions, such as a prairie, usually have enough water for grasses and some bushes to grow.

talus

Earth science; Soil science

A sloping pile of small pieces of rock that is at the base of a cliff is called talus.

silt

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Small grains or particles of broken down rock. Silt particles are smaller than grains of sand but larger than the particles in clay.

talc

Earth science; Soil science

A very soft, white or green mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks is called talc.

stone

Earth science; Soil science

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