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cleavage

[klee-vij] / ˈkli vɪdʒ /


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“It created a cleavage with the United States that was really necessary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The structures revealed that the reverse transcriptase bound to the RNA-DNA complex that formed along the "part" of the Cas9 protein associated with DNA cleavage, the splitting of a single strand of the double helix.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

Going after its leaders would risk a major cleavage.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

A manganese metal centre in the enzyme turned out to be essential for the cleavage process and its catalysis.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

Ifemelu looked at Ranyinudo’s dress, its thin straps, its pleated neckline that showed no cleavage.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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