OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Ligases are the glue of biotechnology. What enzymes act like scissors?
|
|
Restriction enzymes
|
|
|
Helicases
|
|
|
Polymerases
|
|
|
Primase
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The type II restriction enzyme is commonly used in recombinant DNA technology.
Detailed explanation-2: -The discovery of enzymes that could cut and paste DNA made genetic engineering possible. Restriction enzymes, found naturally in bacteria, can be used to cut DNA fragments at specific sequences, while another enzyme, DNA ligase, can attach or rejoin DNA fragments with complementary ends.
There is 1 question to complete.