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Which of the following statements are not true regarding restriction endonucleases?
A
They are called molecular scissors.
B
These are the enzymes responsible for restricting the growth of bacteriophages in E. coli.
C
They cut the DNA only at the centre of the palindromic sites.
D
They remove nucleotides only from the ends of DNA fragments.
Explanation
Restriction endonucleases are called molecular scissors and protect bacteria by restricting bacteriophage growth. They recognize specific palindromic sequences but do not always cut exactly at the centre, and they do not remove nucleotides from DNA ends like exonucleases.
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