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topoisomerase

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topoisomerase
[to′po-i′so-mer-ās]
an enzyme involved in mobilization and replication of DNA during cell division.

topoisomerase
an enzyme involved in DNA replication that introduces a single-strand nick in the DNA enabling it to swivel and thereby relieve the accumulated winding strain generated during unwinding of the double helix.


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