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Endonuclease vs Meganuclease - What's the difference?

endonuclease | meganuclease |

As nouns the difference between endonuclease and meganuclease

is that endonuclease is endonuclease while meganuclease is an endonuclease that binds to a specific long nucleotide sequence when cleaving.

endonuclease

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme which catalyzes the cleavage of nucleic acids so as to produce variously sized fragments.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "endonuclease")

    meganuclease

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An endonuclease that binds to a specific long nucleotide sequence when cleaving.