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What is a restriction enzyme?

What is a restriction enzyme? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (genetics) An endonuclease that catalyzes double-strand cleavage of DNA containing a specific sequence.
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One restriction enzyme allowed the identification of both minimus species, but also closely related species.
Genetic characterisation of ASF virus isolates is achieved by determining restriction enzyme patterns and nucleotide sequences of portions of the virus genome.
Furthermore, sequencing data and Southern data indicated that no rearrangements of the DNA had occurred, as all internal restriction enzyme sites remained intact producing hybridization fragments of the expected size.
The restriction enzyme bound on DNA at the first site binds its second site to a remote DNA sequence and then dissociates from the first one.
The PCR-amplified products were confirmed as BHV-1 by restriction enzyme, Dde1, which produced fragments of predictable sizes, namely 340 and 128 base pairs.
If the restriction enzyme activities were inhibited, the DNA fragment would not be cleaved and should be seen in its original size on the gel.

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