cleavage site


re·stric·tion site

a site in nucleic acid in which the bordering bases are of such a type as to leave them vulnerable to the cleaving action of an endonuclease. Synonym(s): cleavage site

re·stric·tion site

(rĕ-strik'shŭn sīt) A site in nucleic acid in which the bordering bases are of such a type as to leave them vulnerable to the cleaving action of an endonuclease.
Synonym(s): cleavage site.

cleavage site

The location on a polypeptide molecule where peptide bonds are broken down by hydrolysis.See also: site