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general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units

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  1. n. general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
  2. n general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units