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Integrase vs Recombinase - What's the difference?

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In enzyme terms the difference between integrase and recombinase

is that integrase is any enzyme that integrates viral DNA into that of an infected cell while recombinase is any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments between maternal and paternal chromosomes in prokaryotes.

integrase

English

Noun

(wikipedia integrase) (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any enzyme that integrates viral DNA into that of an infected cell

    • Anagrams

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    recombinase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments between maternal and paternal chromosomes in prokaryotes

    • See also

    *integrase *resolvase