Restriction Site (Noun)
Meaning
The specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The restriction enzyme recognizes and cleaves the DNA at a specific restriction site, resulting in the fragmentation of the genetic material.
- Each restriction enzyme is highly specific and can only bind to a particular restriction site on the DNA molecule.
- The presence of a restriction site on a plasmid determines whether it can be easily manipulated using a particular restriction enzyme.
- Researchers typically identify restriction sites within the DNA sequence of a target gene to plan the cloning strategy.
- In this experiment, we used a restriction enzyme that recognizes a restriction site near the promoter region of the gene.