Which of the following statements is TRUE of restriction enzymes? (A)they are not naturally produced by bacteria, but are bioengineered by humans. (B)they cleave DNA only at sites of adjacent thymine bases. (C)there are less than 10 restriction enzymes known. (D)they cut at random sites within a genome. they protect bacterial cells from invasion by foreign DNA.

Biology · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Restrictions enzyme cut DNA at specific site ( identifying specific sequences of nucleotides) which know as pallindromic sequence. They are made by only bacteria, In the bacterial cell, restriction enzymes cleave foreign DNA, thus eliminating infecting organisms.

More than 3,600 restriction endonucleases are known which represent over 250 different specificities.

Correct answer is D.

 

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