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DNase

also DNAse  (dē-ĕn′ās) or DNAase (dē′ĕn-ā′ās)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of DNA.

[DN(A) + -ase.]
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DNase

(ˈdiˈɛn eɪs, -eɪz)

also DNAase

(ˈdiˈɛnˈeɪ eɪs, -eɪz)
n.
deoxyribonuclease: any of several enzymes that break down the DNA molecule into its component nucleotides.
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Components Volume 5 x RT PCR Buffer (Invitrogen) 3 [micro]L RNase DNase free distilled water 2.83 [micro]L 0.1 M DTT (Invitrogen) 1 [micro]L DNTP (Invitrogen) (10 mM) 1 [micro]L RNase OUT (Invitrogen) 0.67 [micro]L Superscript II RT (Invitrogen) 1 [micro]L Reverse Primer (25 pM) 0.5 [micro]L DNase-treated RNA sample 10 [micro]L Total 20 [micro]L TABLE 2.
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