exonuclease
/ (ˌɛksəʊˈnjuːklɪˌeɪz) /
noun
an enzyme that is capable of detaching the terminal nucleotide from a nucleic acid chain
Compare endonuclease
Words nearby exonuclease
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Medical definitions for exonuclease
exonuclease
[ ĕk′sō-nōō′klē-ās′, -āz′ ]
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of single nucleotides from the end of a DNA or RNA chain.