Usually means: Enzyme that excises damaged DNA.
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▸ noun:  (genetics, biochemistry) A nuclease that carries out excision as part of DNA repair

Similar:
excisase, exonuclease, deoxynuclease, exoribonuclease, endonuclease, ectonuclease, excisionase, riboexonuclease, nuclease, restriction enzyme, more...

Opposite:
endonuclease, restriction enzyme

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Similar:
excisase, exonuclease, deoxynuclease, exoribonuclease, endonuclease, ectonuclease, excisionase, riboexonuclease, nuclease, restriction enzyme, more...

Opposite:
endonuclease, restriction enzyme



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