what does endonuclease mean compared to enzyme?

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Enzyme is the molecule which accelerates chemical reactions in the cell. They act upon substrates and converts them into products.

Endonucleases are the restriction enzymes which recognize and specifically cut specific DNA sequence. Those specific sites are called as restriction sites.

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