SURVEY AND SUMMARY A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes
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A nomenclature is described for restriction endonucleases, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and related genes and gene products. It provides explicit categories for the many different Type II enzymes now identi®ed and provides a system for naming the putative genes found by sequence analysis of microbial genomes.
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