molecular knife

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Definition of molecular knife in English English dictionary

an enzyme capable of removing specific genes from a sequence of DNA, especially to disable the replication of a virus

A synthetic enzyme capable of cutting out and destroying specific genes such as those in a virus that control its replication or the production of a protein

Hyphenation

mo·le·cu·lar knife

Turkish pronunciation

mılekyılır nayf

Pronunciation

/məˈlekyələr ˈnīf/ /məˈlɛkjəlɜr ˈnaɪf/