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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun DNase.
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- noun biochemistry, genetics Any of several
enzymes thatcatalyze thecleavage ofDNA .
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The digestion of chromatin DNA at regularly spaced sites by a nuclear deoxyribonuclease.
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Total RNA was treated with ribonuclease-free deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I; Qiagen) to remove any contamination of genomic DNA. 1 µg of total RNA was reverse transcribed and complementary DNA (cDNA) was diluted
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Lori C. Albergotti et al. 2009
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One of the newest procedures involves incubating (or soaking) your partner’s washed sperm in a combination of two chemicals: pentoxifylline (a natural enzyme present in seminal fluid) and deoxyribonuclease
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
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