Recombinase

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An enzyme that catalyzes the exchange of short pieces of DNA between two long DNA strands, particularly the exchange of homologous regions between the paired maternal and paternal chromosomes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments between maternal and paternal chromosomes in prokaryotes
  • Word Usage
    "Requiring only fifteen minutes to provide accurate results, the company's proprietary technology, called recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA), comes in a battery powered device the size of a book."
    Cross Reference
    integrase    resolvase