QUESTION: 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

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QUESTION: 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

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Answer: C and D only — Restriction endonucleases act as molecular scissors, recognize specific palindromic sequences and restrict bacteriophage growth. They do not necessarily cut only at the centre of palindromic sites and

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