Definition of Recombinase

1. Noun. (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments between maternal and paternal chromosomes in prokaryotes ¹

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Medical Definition of Recombinase

1. Enzymes that mediate site specific recombination in prokaryotes. They fall into two families, phage integrases and resolvases. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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recombinant DNA
recombinant DNA molecules
recombinant DNA technologies
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recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
recombinant fusion proteins
recombinant human insulin
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