AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a restriction enzyme?
A
Enzyme that cuts DNA
B
Enzyme that add to the DNA strand
C
Enzyme that builds proteins
D
Enzyme that breaks down lipids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Restriction enzymes, also called restriction endonucleases, recognize a specific sequence of nucleotides in double stranded DNA and cut the DNA at a specific location. They are indispensable to the isolation of genes and the construction of cloned DNA molecules.

Detailed explanation-2: -Restriction endonuclease enzymes cut the DNA strands from within and at specific sites. These sites are known as recognition sequences.

Detailed explanation-3: -Restriction enzymes are DNA-cutting enzymes.

Detailed explanation-4: -A restriction enzyme is a protein isolated from bacteria that cleaves DNA sequences at sequence-specific sites, producing DNA fragments with a known sequence at each end. The use of restriction enzymes is critical to certain laboratory methods, including recombinant DNA technology and genetic engineering.

Detailed explanation-5: -Restriction enzymes dismantle foreign DNA by cutting it into fragments. This disassembling process is called restriction. Recombinant DNA technology relies on restriction enzymes to produce new combinations of genes.

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