Question:

Which of the following statements does not hold true for restriction enzyme?

Updated On: Jul 7, 2022
  • It recognises a palindromic nucleotide sequence
  • It is an endonuclease
  • It is isolated from viruses
  • It produces the same kind of sticky ends in different $DNA$ molecules
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The Correct Option is C

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More than $900$ restriction enzymes have been isolated from over $230$ strains of bacteria each of which recognise different recognition sequences. No restriction enzyme is isolated from viruses.
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