A specific
nucleotide sequence of
DNA at which a particular
restriction enzyme cuts the
DNA. Some sites occur frequently in
DNA (e.g., every several hundred
base pairs), others much less frequently (rare-cutter; e.g., every 10,000
base pairs).
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.