Restriction Enzyme Nomenclature System — NEET Biology
🔥 Predicted for NEET 2027The convention for naming these enzymes is the first letter of the name comes from the genus and the second two letters come from the species of the prokaryotic cell from which they were isolated, e.g., EcoRI comes from Escherichia coli RY 13. In EcoRI, the letter 'R' is derived from the name of
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Hind II always cuts DNA molecules at a particular point called recognition sequence and it consists of: (NEET 2024)
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Correct answer: B — 6 bp
Hind II recognises a specific 6 base pair long palindromic sequence and cuts DNA precisely at that site.
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