AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

DIGESTION IN HUMANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Nucleases are made in the
A
mouth and esophagus
B
small intestines and large intestines
C
small intestines
D
pancreas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pancreatic juice is a liquid secreted by the pancreas, which contains a number of digestive enzymes, including trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, elastase, carboxypeptidase, pancreatic lipase, nucleases and amylase.

Detailed explanation-2: -In contrast to the gut, nuclease activities against DNA, RNA and dsRNA were high in the saliva and salivary gland.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nucleases are found in both animals and plants. Restriction enzymes are nucleases that split only those DNA molecules in which they recognize particular subunits.

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