exonuclease

/ˈɛksoʊˌnukliˈeɪs/
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Definitions of exonuclease
  1. noun
    a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid
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    type of:
    nuclease
    general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
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